1.Noun: Singular - means ¡°one¡± (article, a or an comes in front of the singular nouns)
(1) Soccer is a popular sport.
(2) My dad is anarchitect.
(3) A bee is aninsect.
(an is used in front of word that begin with vowels a,e,i,o, and u.)
2.Noun: Plural - more than one (article, a or ancan¡¯t be used)
(1) We are good friends.
(2) Roses and tulips are flowers.
(3) John and Lisa are my classmates.
to make plural form of most nouns, add - s
a bag (one bag) - two bags a bird (one bird) - two birds a pencil - two pencils a car - two cars
3.Noun: Plural with - es
nouns ending with -ch, -sh, -ss, -o, -x , add -es
a match - two matches a dish - two dishes a class - two classes a tomato - two tomatoes a box - two boxes
4.Noun: Plural with - ies
change y to - ies
a baby - two babies a city - two cities a country - two countries a dictionary - two dictionaries
if in front of y has vowel, a,e,i,o,u, then, just add - s
a day - two days a key - two keys a boy - two boys a monkey - two monkeys
A. Complete the sentences with a or an. Put X if no article is needed.
1. English is _____ important language. It¡¯s _____international language. It¡¯s my _____ second language. Since I know how to speak Korean and English, I am _____ bilingual.
2. Korea is ______ beautiful peninsula country. It is known as the land with morning calm. It¡¯s ______ small country in Asia but has fastest broadband connectivity in the world. I am proud to be _______ Korean. Nowadays, Korea is ______ popular place for tourists.
3. I have two uncles. My uncle Ron is ______engineer. The other uncle is _____ computer programmer. They both are ____
4. Ms. Parker is ______ English teacher. She is _____ friendly and kind teacher. She is always on time for ______ class.
B. Change the singular sentences to plural sentences.
1. A dictionary is a book. ---- Dictionaries are books.
2. A tiger is an animal. ---- ( )
3. A butterfly is an insect. ---- ( )
4. A rose is a flower. ---- ( )
5. An onion is a vegetable. ---- ( )
6. A peacock is a bird. ---- ( )
7. A puzzle is a game. ---- ( )
8. A refrigerator is a home appliance. ---- ( )
9. A car is a vehicle. ---- ( )
10. A computer is a machine. ---- ( )
C. Complete the sentences with is or are and one the nouns in the list.
country language machine continent sport season month island city