Singular And Plural Of Nouns
Subject :
COMMUNICATION, LANGUAGE AND LITERACY
Term :
First Term
Week:
Week 7
Class :
KG 1
Previous lesson :
The pupils have previous knowledge of
EXAMPLES OF MALE AND FEMALE ANIMALS
Topic :
Singular And Plural Of Nouns
Behavioural objectives :
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- give plural of nouns
- mention the nouns that form plural by adding s
- say singular and plural of nouns
Instructional Materials :
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Related Online Video
- Flash Cards
Methods of Teaching :
- Class Discussion
- Group Discussion
- Asking Questions
- Explanation
- Role Modelling
- Role Delegation
Reference Materials :
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
- Workbooks
Content :
We will begin the lesson on singular and plurals with words whose plurals are formed by adding ‘s’.
Show the children one pencil, ask them how many pencils can they see, they will say ‘one pencil’. Show them two pencils, ask them how many pencils can they see? They will say’ two pencils’.
Do that with many examples so that they realise that when it’s two or more, they add ‘s’ to it.
Let the children understand that once the item is more than one, it takes ‘s’.
Introduce a lot of words with variation in number Examples
One cup, two cups One table, 20 tables One book, three books One dog, five dogs
Singular and Plural
Singular and Plural
one boy, two———-
Boys
: one book, two ————
Books
one chair, five
Chairs
What is a noun?
A noun is a name of any person, animal, place or things.
Plural of nouns are used to refer to more than one noun.
The plural noun is generally formed by adding -s to the singular.
Cow (singular), cows (plural)
Boy, boys
Girl, girls
Book, books
Tree, trees
Dog, dogs
Pen, pens Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch or -x form the plural by adding -es to the singular. Class (singular), classes (plural)
Brush, brushes
Kiss, kisses
Match, matches
Dish, dishes Most nouns ending in -o also form their plural by adding -es to the singular. Mango (singular), mangoes (plural)
Hero, heroes
Potato, potatoes
Volcano, volcanoes Note that a few nouns ending in -o merely add -s. Dynamo (singular), dynamos (plural)
Piano, pianos
Photo, photos
Logo, logos
Kilo, kilos Nouns ending in a consonant + y form their plural by changing -y into -i and adding -es. Baby (singular), babies (plural)
Lady, ladies
City, cities
Story, stories The following nouns ending in -f or -fe form their plural by changing -f or -fe into v and adding -es. Thief (singular), thieves (plural)
Wife, wives
Leaf, leaves
Half, halves
Self, selves
Calf, calves
Loaf, loaves
Knife, knives
Elf, elves
Wolf, wolves
Shelf, shelves Most other nouns ending in -f or -fe add -s. Chief (singular), chiefs
Gulf, gulfs
Safe, safes
Proof, proofs A few nouns form their plural by making some changes to inside vowels. Foot (singular), feet (plural)
Man, men
Woman, women
Tooth, teeth
Mouse, mice
Goose, geese
( you do that for as many objects as you want)
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
Evaluation
Write out the plural of these words
- Dog _________________________________
- Cat _________________________________
- lion _________________________________
- Monkey _________________________________
- Rabbit _________________________________
Conclusion
The class teacher wraps up or conclude the lesson by giving out short note to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.
The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.
He or she does the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.
