Grammar World 1-- Ch3
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megamind publication3 One and Many
At the end of this chapter, students will be able to:
identify naming words as one or many.
change naming words from one to many and back again.
Look at the pictures and read the words.
one cow two cows four cows
one bat two bats six bats
one fan two fans four fans
one apple two apples four apples
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When we have more than one of something, we change the word to show
it. The naming words cow, bat, fan and apple change to cows, bats, fans and
apples.
Let us have a look at some more examples.
one girl many girls one dog many dogs
one key many keys one bird many birds
For most naming words, we just add –s to show many. For example,
One Many One Many
ant ants ear ears
apple apples eye eyes
ball balls fan fans
bat bats girl girls
bird birds goat goats
book books mug mugs
bowl bowls pot pots
car cars rat rats
cat cats toy toys
cub cubs window windows
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A. Add –s to these naming words to show many.
One Many One Many
cap dog
jar elephant
bowl lion
star tiger
teacher spoon
For naming words that end with –ch, –o, –s,–sh, –ss, –x or –z we add –es to
show many. For example,
One Many One Many
bus buses box boxes
gas gases fox foxes
bunch bunches brush brushes
church churches bush bushes
sandwich sandwiches dish dishes
watch watches radish radishes
buffalo buffaloes wish wishes
mango mangoes dress dresses
potato potatoes class classes
tomato tomatoes glass glasses
B. Add –es to these naming words to show many.
One Many One Many
peach ash
match ostrich
watch six
dress bush
boss dish
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C. Look at the pictures. Fill in the blanks with one or many along with the
correct naming word. One has been done for you.
One bus _____________
_____________ _____________
_____________ _____________
_____________ _____________
_____________ _____________
D. Sort these words into One and Many columns.
torches window cups foxes lock
flowers lion dolls door spoon
One Many
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NCF C-10.3, C-10.7, C-11.2
E. Look at the pictures given beside the blank spaces in the following
sentences. Complete the sentences by writing the number and one or
many forms of the naming word. One has been done for you.
Our school went to the zoo in four buses . __________________
opened the gate. There were __________________
for birds. We saw __________________ and
__________________ . __________________
was holding __________________ .
NCF C-9.4
Creativity Collaboration Communication
Play in groups of five.
First person: Say a number and an animal (For example, One bear).
Second person: Say what the animal does (For example, runs into the forest).
Next person: Increase the number and choose a new animal and action.
Keep going until someone makes a mistake!
Remember to use the right number and animal words each time!
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