Shopping Unit Vocabulary Review (Classes 1, 2, 3) and practice plurals Key Aisles Vocabulary word Directions: Write the plural of the vocabulary word. Refer to the rules Write a sentence using either the singular or the plural vocabulary word Grocery Groceries I need to buy groceries. Safeway and Albertsons are two local grocery stores. Beverage Beverages You can find Coke in the beverage aisle. Tea bag Tea bags I need 1 box of tea bags. Hot chocolate Hot chocolates Where may I find the hot chocolate mix? Bottle of water Bottles of water I would like 2 bottles of water. Tea Teas Please buy 2 different kinds of tea for our guests. Vitamin Water Vitamin waters I ll have 2 of the red vitamin waters. Soda Sodas I would like 2 sodas. Dairy & Eggs You can find milk in the dairy aisle. October 28, 2018 Shopping. Plurals Page 1 of 8
Milk Chocolate milk Pudding Eggs String cheese Smoothie Yogurt Cheese Cottage Cheese Refrigerated section near produce or milk Orange Juice Snacks & Candy Nuts Crackers Popcorn Meat & Seafood Milk (milk is noncountable) I need 2 gallons of milk. There are 3 different kinds of milk: whole milk, 2%, and nonfat. October 28, 2018 Shopping. Plurals Page 2 of 8
Salmon Hamburger Chicken Pork Chops Pasta, Sauces & Grains Pasta Beans Rice Breakfast Oatmeal Cereal International Tortillas Canned & Packaged Tuna Bakery Bread Bagel October 28, 2018 Shopping. Plurals Page 3 of 8
Produce: Vegetables Tomatoes Asparagus Spinach Carrots Avocado Bell pepper Broccoli Sweet Potatoes Corn Produce: Fruit Apple Banana Grapes Pear Strawberries Blueberries Watermelon Mango October 28, 2018 Shopping. Plurals Page 4 of 8
Refrigerated section near the vegetables Tofu Beauty & Personal Care Toothbrush Toothpaste Mouthwash Mirror Glasses, Readers Hairbrush Lotion Vitamins Deodorant Pet Care Dog Cat Fish Hamster Guinea Pig Rabbit Jewelry October 28, 2018 Shopping. Plurals Page 5 of 8
Watch necklace Books, office supplies, cards Notebook Pencil Pen Dictionary Letter Book Novel Map Magazine Newspaper Diary Clothing Accessories Wallet Purse Home and Electronics Camera Laptop Tablet October 28, 2018 Shopping. Plurals Page 6 of 8
Earphones Cell phone Mobile phone Mobile Front end by the registers Umbrella Sunglasses Register Refrigerated section near the front end (by the deli) Sandwich Check out Cashier cash coins gift card credit card debit card personal check ID (ID Card) Restroom October 28, 2018 Shopping. Plurals Page 7 of 8
Rules for plurals US English Example Rule To make noun plural Singular Plural 1 To make regular nouns plural Add s to the end Cat Cats 2 If noun ends in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, z Add es to the end Sandwich sandwiches 3 In some cases, singular nouns ending in -s or -z Double the s or z before gas Gasses adding es 4 If noun ends in -f or -fe the f Often change f or fe to ve Wife Wives before adding the s Exceptions Roof Belief Chef Chief Roofs Beliefs Chefs Chiefs 5 If singular noun ends in -y AND there is a consonant* Change the ending to ies Puppy Puppies 6 If singular noun ends in y AND the letter before is a vowel** Add s Boy Boys 7 If singular noun ends in -o Add es Potato Tomato Potatoes Tomatoes Exceptions Photo Piano Photos Pianos 8 If singular noun ends in -us Ending is often I Cactus Cacti 9 If singular noun ends in -is change is to es Analysis Analyses 10 If singular noun ends in -on Change on to a Criterion Criteria 11 Some nouns do not change Refer to context in sentence Sheep Deer Sheep Deer 12 Plural nouns Follow no specific rules, you just need to memorize *Consonants denoted in black **Vowels denoted in red (bold and underline too) abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz Child Goose Man Woman Tooth Foot Mouse Person Children Geese Men Women Teeth Feet Mice People A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y October 28, 2018 Shopping. Plurals Page 8 of 8