Unit 1: Complete and Incomplete Sentences
Unit 2: Types of Sentences
Unit 3: Simple and Complete Subjects and Predicates
Unit 4: Common Nouns
Unit 5: Common and Proper Nouns
Unit 6: Plural Nouns
Unit 7: More Plural Nouns
Unit 8: Singular Possessive Nouns
Unit 9: Plural Possessive Nouns
Unit 10: Subject and Object Pronouns
Unit 11: Complete Sentences and End Punctuation Review
Unit 12: Common and Proper Nouns Review
Unit 13: Singular and Plural Nouns Review
Unit 14: Possessive Nouns Review
Unit 15: Subject and Object Pronouns Review
Unit 16: Action Verbs
Unit 17: Linking Verbs
Unit 18: Helping Verbs
Unit 19: Past, Present, and Future Tense Verbs
Unit 20: Perfect Tense Verbs
Unit 21: Irregular Verbs
Unit 22: Progressive Verbs
Unit 23: Transitive Verbs
Unit 24: Intransitive Verbs
Unit 25: Subject and Verb Agreement
Unit 26: Action Verbs Review
Unit 27: Linking and Helping Verbs Review
Unit 28: Verb Tenses Review
Unit 29: Verb Forms Review
Unit 30: Subject and Verb Agreement Review
Unit 31: Adjectives
Unit 32: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Unit 33: Irregular Comparative and Superlative Adjectives
Unit 34: Adverbs
Unit 35: More Adverbs
Unit 36: Adverbs without -ly
Unit 37: Synonyms
Unit 38: Antonyms
Unit 39: Homophones
Unit 40: Adjectives Review
Unit 41: Comparative and Superlative Adjectives Review
Unit 42: Adverbs Review
Unit 43: Synonyms and Antonyms Review
Unit 44: Homophones Review
Unit 45: Conjunctions
Unit 46: Compound Subjects
Unit 47: Compound Predicates
Unit 48: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases
Unit 49: Dependent Clauses
Unit 50: Independent Clauses
Unit 51: Commas
Unit 52: Compound Sentences
Unit 53: Complex Sentences
Unit 54: Compound-Complex Sentences
Unit 55: Conjunctions Review
Unit 56: Compound Subjects and Compound Predicates Review
Unit 57: Prepositions and Prepositional Phrases Review
Unit 58: Dependent and Independent Clauses Review
Unit 59: Compound, Complex, and Compound-Complex Sentences Review
Unit 60: Appositives
Unit 61: More Uses for Commas
Unit 62: Quotation Marks
Unit 63: Contractions
Unit 64: Abbreviations
Unit 65: Semicolons
Unit 66: Colons
Unit 67: Word Usage: Sit or Set
Unit 68: Word Usage: Lie or Lay
Unit 69: Word Usage: Your or You’re
Unit 70: Appositives Review
Unit 71: Commas and Quotations Review
Unit 72: Contractions and Abbreviations Review
Unit 73: Colons and Semicolons Review
Unit 74: Word Usage Review
Unit 75: Interjections
Unit 76: Articles
Unit 77: Prefixes
Unit 78: Suffixes
Unit 79: More Prefixes
Unit 80: More Suffixes
Unit 81: Greek Root Words
Unit 82: Latin Root Words
Unit 83: Spelling Patterns and Exceptions
Unit 84: More Spelling Patterns and Exceptions
Unit 85: Negatives
Unit 86: Interjections and Articles Review
Unit 88: Suffixes Review
Unit 89: Greek and Latin Root Words Review
Unit 91: Negatives Review
Unit 92: Review of the Eight Parts of Speech
Unit 93: Applying Punctuation Knowledge
Unit 94: Applying Punctuation and Word Usage Knowledge
Unit 96: Adjectives, Adverbs, and Verb Tenses Review
Unit 97: Sentence Structure Review: Simple and Compound Sentences
Unit 98: Dependent Clauses and Sentence Structure
Unit 6: Plural Nouns
Grammar Guide: Regular Plural Forms
A singular noun names one person, place, or thing. A plural noun names more than one. Here are the main spelling rules for forming plurals:
- General Rule: Add -s to most nouns (e.g., scientist → scientists).
- -es Rule: Add -es to nouns ending in s, ss, x, ch, or sh (e.g., box → boxes, bus → buses). Exceptions exist for words where ‘ch’ sounds like ‘k’ (e.g., monarch → monarchs).
- -y Rule: If a noun ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add -es (e.g., baby → babies). If it ends in a vowel + y, just add -s (e.g., toy → toys).
- -f/-fe Rule: For most nouns ending in f or fe, change the f to v and add -es (e.g., knife → knives). Exceptions include roofs, beliefs, chiefs.
- -o Rule: Nouns ending in a consonant + o often take -es (e.g., hero → heroes). However, many musical terms or vowel + o words just add -s (e.g., pianos, radios).
Exercise 1: Regular Plurals (+s)
Write the plural form of the following regular nouns.
1. tree → _________
2. blanket → _________
3. coworker → _________
4. friend → _________
5. kitten → _________
6. home → _________
7. game → _________
8. vegetable → _________
Exercise 2: The -es Ending (s, x, ch, sh)
Form the plural for nouns ending in hissing sounds. Remember to add -es.
1. box → _________
2. wish → _________
3. bus → _________
4. church → _________
5. patch → _________
6. class → _________
7. lunch → _________
8. tax → _________
Exercise 3: The Y Rule (Consonant vs. Vowel)
Decide whether to change the y to i and add -es, or just add -s.
1. baby → _________
2. day → _________
3. family → _________
4. boy → _________
5. city → _________
6. country → _________
7. key → _________
8. story → _________
Exercise 4: Tricky Endings (f, fe, o)
Write the correct plural form for these nouns. Watch out for exceptions!
1. leaf → _________
2. roof → _________
3. potato → _________
4. radio → _________
5. knife → _________
6. shelf → _________
7. hero → _________
8. belief → _________
Exercise 5: Identification
Underlinethe singular nouns and circle the plural nouns in the list below.
1. dictionary
2. toes
3. inch
4. neighbors
5. haunches
6. robot
7. temple
8. blankets
Exercise 6: Correct the Sentence
Each sentence contains an incorrect plural noun. Rewrite the sentence correctly.
- The farmer has three donkeyes in the barn.
- Please putthe dishs on the counter.
- The thiefs took the valuable paintings.
- I took many photoes during my vacation.
- The monasterys are very old buildings.
- We need two halfs to make a whole.
- The pianoes in the music room needtuning.
- All the factorys are closed today.
