Nouns and Adjectives: 1. Cat, Cats: Singular and Plural Nouns Plurals: S Ending

STAGE 1
NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES
1. cat, cats: singular and plural nouns

Plurals: s ending
One dog  two dogs

One apple  two apples
One boy  two boys
Practice
1a complete the list, using these nouns the pictures
Girl pencil telephone bird cup

Camera banana newspaper chair spoon
1. three bananas………………………………….. 6. ………………………………………………………….

2. two newspapers……………………………….. 7. ………………………………………………………….
3. …………………………………………………………. 8. ………………………………………………………….
4. …………………………………………………………. 9. ………………………………………………………….
5. …………………………………………………………. 10. ………………………………………………………….
Plurals: other spelling
One baby  two babies
 Words ending in consonant + y: change y  i + es
A match  two matches

A box  two boxes
A brush  two brushes
A glass  two glasses
A bus  two buses
 Word ending in ch, x, sh, ss, s: add es.

 We add es to a few word sending in o:
A potato  two potatoes, a tomato  two tomatoes
Irregular plurals
A man  two men

A woman  two women
A child  two children
A person  two people
A foot  two feet
A tooth  two teeth
Practice
1b write the plurals
Address Addresses Eye Orange

Mountain Mountains Bag Person
Lorry Box church
Waitress School Egg
Secretary Lunch Apple
Sandwich City Day
Child Hotel Boy
Match Watch Glass
Flower Animal Dish
Vegetable Fly Beach
Family Bus Dress
Dictionary Man foot
2. a, an: indefinite article
It’s a present.
It’s a lovely day.
 We use a before consonants:

Are you a doctor?
Consonants
b f j m q t x
c g k n r v y
d h l p s w z
Here’s an orange.
He’s an old man now.
 We use an before vowels:
I’m an English teacher.
Vowels
a e i o u
practice
2 complete the sentences using a or an.
1. It’s a new book. 6. He’s ……………...…. waiter.

2. She’s an English teacher. 7. It’s …………….….…. ugly house.
3. Are you ………………….…. student? 8. Here’s ……….….…. ticket for the play.
4. Britain is ……………………. island. 9. He’s ……………….... good worker.
5. They’re at …………………. restaurant. 10. It’s not ………….…. easy language.
3. There is, there are
There's a cat in the garden.

There are twenty students in the class.
Is there a hotel near here?
Are there a lot of tourists in your town?
 There is, there's + singular noun.

There are + plural noun.
 Question forms:
Is there
Are there
Practice
3 Complete the sentences using there's, there are, is there or are there.
1. There's a beach down here.
2. There are four girls and two boys in her family.
3. ……………………….…. a train to Manchester?
4. ………………………..… a new disco near the college.
5. …………………….……. a good restaurant in this street?
6. ………………………….. two hospitals in town.
7. ………………………….. a lot of children in the pool?
8. …………………………… three families in that house.
9. …………………………… a television in the flat?
10. …………………………… a big grey cloud over there.
4. I know her: subject and object pronouns
Subject Verb Object

I see them.
She knows me
We don't like it.
 We also use object pronouns after prepositions:

Do you live with them?
Jenny works with him.
Subject pronouns
I you she he it we they
Object pronouns
me you her him it us them
Practice
4a Circle the correct pronouns.
1. Can you help we us with these bags?
2. We Us usually see they them at the weekend.

3. How did you teach he/him to read?
4. I/Me write to she/her once a month.
5. He/Him loved she/her very much but she/her didn't love he/him.
6. Why did you ask they/them to come? I/Me don't like they/them.
7. I/Me don't think she/her understands I/me.
8. Please don't wait for we/us.
9. Did they/them tell she/her the news?
10. Would you like to come with I/me?
4b Complete these sentences with me, you, her, him, it, us or them.
1. I can't open this door. Could you open it for me, please?
2. Those shoes are really nice. I'd like to buy them

3. 'Did you see Jonathon last night?' 'No, I phoned …………………………. but he wasn't there.'
4. I can't do this homework. Can you help …………………………………………?
5. I asked ………………………… a question but you didn't answer …………………………………….
6. We're not ready. Please give ………………………………………… some more time.
7. She speaks very quickly. I can't understand ……………………………………………….
8. I'm sorry about your birthday. I'm afraid I forgot about …………………………….
9. Jill's a very nice woman. Do you know ……………………………………………………...?
10. My parents are coming this weekend. Would you like to meet ………………………………...?
11. They're not married now. She left …………………………………. a year ago.
12. 'Where's your passport?' 'I don't know. I can't find ………………………………………….
13. My mother writes to me every week but I don't write to …………………………… very often.
14. Were you at the meeting last night? I didn't see …………………………………….…………. there.
15. We want to help you. Please tell ………………………………………...……. about your problems.

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STAGE 1

NOUNS AND ADJECTIVES

1. cat, cats: singular and plural nouns

One dog  two dogs

1a complete the list, using these nouns the pictures

Girl pencil telephone bird cup

1. three bananas………………………………….. 6. ………………………………………………………….

One baby  two babies

 Words ending in consonant + y: change y  i + es

A match  two matches

 Word ending in ch, x, sh, ss, s: add es.

A man  two men

1b write the plurals

Address Addresses Eye Orange

 We use a before consonants:

1. It’s a new book. 6. He’s ……………...…. waiter.

There's a cat in the garden.

 There is, there's + singular noun.

4. I know her: subject and object pronouns

Subject Verb Object

 We also use object pronouns after prepositions:

4a Circle the correct pronouns.

1. Can you help we us with these bags?

2. We Us usually see they them at the weekend.

2. Those shoes are really nice. I'd like to buy them

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