Grammar: More Plural Nouns
Name
• A plural noun names more than one person, place,
or thing.
• Most nouns add -s or -es to make their plural form.
• Some nouns change their spelling to make their plural form.
foot
tooth
feet
teeth
child
children
woman
women
man
men
mouse
mice
A. Complete each sentence with the noun in (). Write the
plural form of the noun.
1. Three
2. Two
led the hike. (woman)
3. Four
were in the group. (man)
4. The hike hurt their
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took a hike in the woods. (child)
5. They found two baby
. (foot)
! (mouse)
B. Write sentences. Use the plural form of the nouns in ().
6. (tooth)
7. (child)
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Grammar: More Plural Nouns
Name
• Some nouns change their spelling from singular to plural.
mouse
mice
goose
geese
• Some nouns stay the same.
deer
deer
fish
fish
sheep
sheep
• The rest of the sentence will show you whether the noun is
about one thing or more than one thing.
Jack caught a fish. (only one fish)
Two fish are in the bowl. (more than one fish)
Write “one” if the underlined word means one thing. Write
“more than one” if it means more than one thing.
1. Max saw a baby sheep in the meadow.
2. Many sheep are in the field.
4. Four deer ran across the path.
5. He watched many fish swim.
6. I saw him catch a fish.
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3. A baby deer has small teeth.
Grammar: Abbreviations/Commas in Addresses
Name
• Use a comma between the names of a city and state.
Buffalo, New York
Orlando, Florida
• Do not use a comma between the state U.S. Postal Service
Abbreviation and a ZIP Code™.
Buffalo, NY 014226
Orlando, FL 32825
• Use a comma between the day and the year.
• Each day, month, or holiday begins with a capital letter.
Read the sentences. Make the corrections. Write the correct
sentences on the lines.
1. Julie was born in Chicago Illinois on february 7 2012.
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2. Two panda cubs were born at the zoo in San Diego California.
3. A red fox was sent to the zoo in Austin Texas on april 12 2010.
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Grammar: More Plural Nouns
Name
• Some nouns change their spelling from singular to plural.
foot
feet
person
people
• Some nouns stay the same.
fish
fish
sheep
sheep
deer
deer
• The rest of the sentence will show you whether the noun is
about one thing or more than one thing.
A deer stood still in the woods. (only one deer)
We saw many sheep in the meadow.
(more than one sheep)
Write “one” if the underlined word means one thing. Write
“more than one” if it means more than one thing.
1. Pete saw a sheep by the tree.
2. Five sheep were eating grass.
4. Sara caught a very large fish.
5. Two deer crossed the road.
6. A deer ate leaves from the tree.
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3. We caught several fish from the river.
Grammar: More Plural Nouns
Name
A. Circle the correct form of the noun to complete each
sentence.
flew over our house.
1. Several
geese
gooses
geeses
2. We saw six
deers
in the woods.
deer
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3. Five
mouses
deer’s
live in the barn.
mice
mouse
4. The boys saw two
owl
owls
in the woods.
owl’s
5. The teacher walked with the
girls
girl’s
.
girls’
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