Oh! Welcome back, adventurers! Mia and I are visiting the library here on the
island to learn more about plural nouns. I cannot get this song out of my head!
I have it saved on my phone. Let me play it for you. What, Mia? Oh, really? Where?
Oh no, the sign says no phones. I almost broke a rule! Have you ever broken a rule?
I am glad Mia was here to help me. Wait, this does remind me of the plural nouns I
was reading about today. They are definitely rule breakers. I think I even saw their ship outside.
Do you want to go see it together? Grab your PDF map for this lesson and let's get started!
In our adventures through the Isles of Plural Nouns, you have learned about how singular
nouns become plural by following certain rules. For example, you know you add ES to nouns ending
in CH, SH, S, and X to make them plural. VES is added to nouns ending in F or FE to spell
the plural forms of these nouns. And, of course, singular nouns ending in Y become
plural by adding either YS or IES, depending on the letter before the Y at the end of the noun.
Each of these islands taught us a rule to follow. But, adventurers, there is another group of plural
nouns. See, some nouns do not belong on any of the islands. They do not follow the common
spelling patterns. These are our rule breakers. Today, you are going to learn about a special
group of rule breakers. Since they do not follow the regular rules of creating a plural noun,
sometimes people call them "irregular nouns."
These nouns were kicked off every island for not following the rules. After they
ran out of island options, they all got together and bought a ship to
live on. They named it the Irregular Plural Nouns Ship. Oh, not very original, is it?
There are no rules to remember with these nouns. We learned them through seeing and hearing them.
Most of the nouns that live on this ship are all about change.
Some of these nouns change completely when they become plural.
Do you know the plural form of "man"?
The singular noun man becomes "men" in its plural form. A few of these nouns do not change at all.
The singular noun "moose" does not change in its plural form. The plural form of "moose" is...
"moose." See? I told you these nouns were rule breakers!
Let's go onto the ship and look at a few more examples. Do you know the plural form of "child"?
"Children." That's right! One child, three children. What about the noun "mouse"?
What is more than one mouse called? "Mice"! One mouse, four mice.
We know the plural forms are "children" and "mice," not "childs" and "mouses,"
because we have read these words in books or heard others say them.
We know their correct plural form, even if they do not follow the rules.
Here is another example. This is one tooth. What if I wanted to talk about more than one tooth?
I would use the plural noun "teeth." Excellent work! "I am perfect just the way I am."
"No change needed!" Let's look at a couple of nouns that refuse to change.
The noun "deer" is the same in its singular and plural form. One deer, three deer.
The same is true of the noun "sheep." One sheep, two sheep. Again, these do not follow the rules,
but you may have already known their singular and plural forms from your own experiences.
Adventurers, grab your PDF and look at the chart on the Irregular Plural Nouns Ship.
You will see the noun "sheep" listed first. Do you remember the plural form of sheep?
Yes, it is the same as the singular form. Write "sheep" on the plural side of your chart.
On your chart, you will also see the singular nouns "foot," "person," and "goose."
Do you know the plural forms of these nouns? Pause the video to write your answers.
Did you write "feet," "people," and "geese"? That is right! One foot, two feet. One person,
three people. One goose, four geese. The more we see these rule breakers, the better we understand
their plural forms. Adventurers, you have done an excellent job on the Irregular Plural Nouns Ship!
I have had a wonderful time exploring the Isles of Plural Nouns and the Irregular Plural Nouns
Ship with you! Our trips to the islands showed us that many plural nouns follow certain spelling
patterns. But today, we learned about the rule breakers that do not follow a pattern at all.
We learned to say and spell these words correctly through seeing and hearing them.
Words like "mice," "moose," and "children" are examples of these nouns.
You did a great job on our adventures and learning all about plural nouns!
I think Mia and I will go relax and read a good book. What is your favorite book?
Oh, Mia, you have already started reading! I will see you again soon, adventurers. Goodbye!