Learning Objective Name ______

Today, we will identify1 regular plurals.

1 find (synonym)

CFU

What are we going to do today?

What does identify mean? Identify means ______.

Activate (or provide) Prior Knowledge

A noun is a word that names a person, a place, or a thing.

Circle the nouns in the sentence.

1. Rachel was running very fast.

2. The dog was barking loudly.

CFU

Students, you already know that a noun names a person, place, or thing. Sometimes we write nouns that stand for more than one. These are called plural nouns. Today, we will identify regular plurals.


Concept Development

Regular plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.

•  Rules are followed to form regular plurals.

Examples:

Rules / Singular noun / Plural noun
1. Most regular plural nouns are made by adding an -s to the end of the word. / club / clubs
2. For nouns that end with an -s, -ch, -sh, or -x, an -es is added to the end of the word. / peach
fox / peaches
foxes

CFU

Which is an example of a regular plural noun?

A boy B boxes

In your own words, what are regular plural nouns? Regular plural nouns are ______.


Skill Development/Guided Practice

Regular plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.

Rules / Singular noun / Plural noun
1. Most regular plural nouns are made by adding an -s to the end of the word. / club / clubs
2. For nouns that end with an -s, -ch, -sh, or -x, an -es is added to the end of the word. / peach
fox / peaches
foxes

Identify regular plurals.

Step #1: Read the first sentence, looking carefully at the bolded noun.

a. Decide the rule to use to form the plural noun. Hint: Look carefully at the ending.

Step #2: Form the plural noun. (write)

Step #3: Read both sentences aloud.

1.
Stephanie has one book.
Natalie has many ______. / 2.
Adriana can sing one song.
Michael can sing many ______.
3.
There was one box on the shelf.
There were four ______on the shelf. / 4.
There is one dish on the table.
There are many ______on the table.

CFU

(#1a) How did I/you decide the rule to use to form the plural noun?

(#2) How did I/you write the plural noun?


Relevance

Regular plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.

1. Identifying regular plural nouns will help you correctly spell nouns that have more than one person, place, or thing.

2. Identifying regular plural nouns will help you do well on tests.

CFU

Does anyone else have another reason why it is relevant to identify regular plurals? (pair-share) Why is it relevant to identify regular plurals? You may give me one of my reasons or one of your own. Which reason is more relevant to you? Why?

Regular plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.
Skill Closure
Identify regular plurals.
Step #1: Read the first sentence, looking carefully at the bolded noun.
a. Decide the rule to use to form the plural noun. Hint: Look carefully at the ending.
Step #2: Form the plural noun. (write)
Step #3: Read both sentences aloud.
Rules / Singular / Plural
1. Most regular plural nouns are made by adding an -s to the end of the word. / club / clubs
2. For noun that end with an -s, -ch, -sh, or -x, an -es is added to the end of the word. / peach
fox / peaches
foxes
1.
There was one bird in the tree.
There were many ______in the tree. / 2.
My mom gave me one kiss.
My grandmother gives me many ______.
Constructed Response Closure
Sophie was taking a test and had to circle the correct regular plural noun. She circled A. Why was her choice incorrect? Explain your answer.
A glass B glasses
Summary Closure
What did you learn today about identifying regular plurals? (pair-share)


Independent Practice Name ______

Regular plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.

Rules / Singular / Plural
1. Most regular plural nouns are made by adding an -s to the end of the word. / club / clubs
2. For nouns that end with an -s, -ch, -sh, or -x, an -es is added to the end of the word. / peach
fox / peaches
foxes

Identify regular plurals.

Step #1: Read the first sentence, looking carefully at the bolded noun.

a. Decide the rule to use to form the plural noun. Hint: Look carefully at the ending.

Step #2: Form the plural noun. (write)

Step #3: Read both sentences aloud.

1.
My teacher put one star on my math paper.
There are many ______in the night sky. / 2.
The earth is one planet in our solar system.
There are seven more ______in our solar system.
3.
Javier made one wish when he blew out his birthday candles.
Marissa made ten ______when she blew out her birthday candles. / 4.
Deshawn broke one dish last night.
Lannette broke many ______today.


Periodic Review 1 Name ______

Regular plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.

Rules / Singular / Plural
1. Most regular plural nouns are made by adding an -s to the end of the word. / club / clubs
2. For nouns that end with an -s, -ch, -sh, or -x, an -es is added to the end of the word. / peach
fox / peaches
foxes

Identify regular plurals.

Step #1: Read the first sentence, looking carefully at the bolded noun.

a. Decide the rule to use to form the plural noun. Hint: Look carefully at the ending.

Step #2: Form the plural noun. (write)

Step #3: Read both sentences aloud.

1.
Jorge went to the beach on Saturday.
All of the ______were closed on Sunday. / 2.
I went to the park for one day.
My family went camping for many ______.
3.
One button came off my coat.
Two ______came off my sister’s coat. / 4.
There was one glass in the sink.
There were many ______in the sink.


Periodic Review 2 Name ______

Regular plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.

Rules / Singular / Plural
1. Most regular plural nouns are made by adding an -s to the end of the word. / club / clubs
2. For nouns that end with an -s, -ch, -sh, or -x, an -es is added to the end of the word. / peach
fox / peaches
foxes

Identify regular plurals.

Step #1: Read the first sentence, looking carefully at the bolded noun.

a. Decide the rule to use to form the plural noun. Hint: Look carefully at the ending.

Step #2: Form the plural noun. (write)

Step #3: Read both sentences aloud.

1.
My baby sister can say one word.
My brother can say many ______. / 2.
Stephen ate one banana yesterday.
Adrian ate four ______yesterday.
3.
Daniel made a lunch for his brother.
Mrs. Palmer made many ______for her family. / 4.
Howard has one backpack.
Rachel has many ______.


Periodic Review 3 Name ______

Regular plural nouns name more than one person, place, or thing.

Rules / Singular / Plural
1. Most regular plural nouns are made by adding an -s to the end of the word. / club / clubs
2. For nouns that end with an -s, -ch, -sh, or -x, an -es is added to the end of the word. / peach
fox / peaches
foxes

Identify regular plurals.

Step #1: Read the first sentence, looking carefully at the bolded noun.

a. Decide the rule to use to form the plural noun. Hint: Look carefully at the ending.

Step #2: Form the plural noun. (write)

Step #3: Read both sentences aloud.

1.
There was one fox in the cage.
There were many ______at the zoo. / 2.
My dad read a book to me that had one dragon.
My mom read a book to me that had many ______.
3.
Marty has one dress in her closet.
Jasmine has many ______in her closet. / 4.
There was one horse in the barn.
There were many ______in the field.

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Comments? / 2nd Grade Reading Vocabulary 1.5 (2Q)
Identify and correctly use regular plurals (e.g., -s, -es, -ies)
and irregular plurals (e.g., fly/flies, wife/wives).
Lesson to be used by EDI-trained teachers only.