Zamboanga Sibugay

GIYA
(Guided, Integrated, Yearning Activities)

for Learners
English 3
First Quarter Week 5 Day 1-5
Learning Objectives:

1. Use plural form of regular nouns by adding /s/ or /es/.

2. Identify the plural forms of regular nouns
3. Identify the plural form of the irregular noun
4. Use plural form of frequently occurring irregular nouns
nouns MELC Code: EN2G-Ig-h-2-j-2.3
EN3G-Ii-j-2.4
Written by:
Nelisa R. Ragomeo Andree Faye M. Canubas

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Day 1
Mini Lesson

Good day, kids! Welcome

back to our lesson on the “Plural
Form of Regular Nouns.”
Last time, we learned to
add-s to the regular noun to form
its plural. Today, we are going to
learn about changing regular
nouns to its plural form by adding
–es.

A B

tomato tomatoes

In the above example, we can see that we

add /es/ to the word tomato to change the noun
into plural.
Remember that we add es to singular
nouns that end in sh, ch, x, s, z and some that
end in o to form its plural.

I have here more examples for

you. Take a look and read. 1
 SINGULAR PLURAL
box boxes
ax axes
fish fishes
church churches

Guided Practice
Activity: Sweet Plural!
Directions: Color the plural nouns with yellow.

Independent Practice
Activity: Match Up!
Directions: Match the pictures in column A to its correct
plural form in column B.
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 A B

glasses

branches

sandwiches

axes

brushes

Evaluation:
Activity: Complete Me!
Directions: Finish the sentences with the correct plural form of the
word.
1. I have a lot of new _________ (dress).

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 2. There are many ____________ (tomato) in the salad.

3. This giant tree is still cut by ______ (ax).

4. There are beautiful ________ (beach) in my country.

5. Wonderful paintings are done with many _______ (brush).

Day 2
MINI LESSON

Good day kids! Observe the two

sets of pictures below. How did we form
the plural of the first set? How about the
second set?

A B

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 Children, let us remember that most nouns form its
plural by adding /s/ to the end of its singular form. While,
nouns ending in sh, ch, x and s form their plural form by
adding es.

Guided Practice
Activity: Fill Me Up!
Directions: Fill the box with the correct plural form of the picture.

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Independent Practice
Activity: Complete Me!
Directions: Complete the crossword puzzle by writing the
plural form of the noun.
Up: Down:
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 1.Wish 1. Church
2.Car 2. Watch
3.Toy 3. rug
4.Girl 4. Boy
5.Paper 5. Letter

Evaluation
Directions: Complete the sentence with the correct plural.
Encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. There were two________ playing in the park yesterday.

a. dogs b. dog c. doges

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 2. I share my _____ with my friends.
a. pens b. pen c. penns

3. My teacher has many _______ in her table.

a. Books b. books c. book

4. I dream of having a red ________.

a. Cars b. carres c. car

5. I see a red _________ in the tree.

a. Bird b. birds c. birdes

Day 3
MINI LESSON

Let’s move on to a more

challenging way of forming the plural
form of some nouns.
Today, let’s learn how to change
irregular nouns to its plural form.
Most noun form their plural with a
few simple changes, such as adding “s”
or “es” to 8the end of the word. But there
are nouns that do not follow this rule.
This is what we call Irregular nouns.
There are rules to remember in
 Irregular nouns form its plural by changing the vowels.
 a letter will turn into e letter in order to turn
singular noun into irregular plural noun

a e
Singular Plural

man men

woman women

 oo letters will turn into ee letters in order to turn

singular noun into irregular plural noun
oo ee
Singular Plural

foot feet

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goose geese
 Irregular nouns form its plural by changing its
spelling
 For a variety of reasons, some nouns change its spelling
when turned to its plural form.

Singular Plural

mouse mice

cactus cacti

Guided Practice
Directions: Find and encircle the plural form of the
irregular nouns found in the word bank below.

woman goose man

focus tooth cactus

W O M E N O
A R E F D R
F T N O D F
C T E E T H
F O C I Q N
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C A C T I D
G E E S E S
Independent Practice
Directions: On the left wing of the butterfly, some nouns
are written. Then on the right wing write the plural form
of these nouns.

1. man
1. _______
2. foot
2. _______
3. deer 3. _______
4. _______
4. policeman

5.mouse 5. _____

Evaluation

Directions: Complete the sentences with the plural form of the words
in the box.

foot man woman

mouse cactus

1. Your _________ have grown, you need new shoes.

2. The __________ run fast as they could so that the cat

won’t catch them.

3. Maria collected lots of __________ as her favorite plant.

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4. All the __________ who passed the exam for being a soldier
enjoyed their party.

5. Last night all the __________ happily wrap gifts for their
friends’ shower party.

Day 4
MINI LESSON

Welcome back kids to our

lesson on changing irregular nouns
to its plural form.
Today, let’s learn more ways
in doing this. Take a look and read
the examples and tips below.

f/fe ves
Irregular nouns form its plural by Plural
Singular changing the
spelling of its ending
Words that end
elf in -f or -fe will be changed
elves to –
ves

wolf wolves
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knife knives
 Some irregular nouns form its plural by
changing the spelling of its ending

Singular Plural

child children

ox oxen

Take note that there are special nouns with the same
spelling in their singular and plural form such as scissors,
pants, deer, and sheep.

Guided Practice (We do)

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Directions: Match the singular irregular nouns in Column A with their
corresponding plural form in column B.

Column A Column B
loaf elves
ox children
deer oxen
child deer
elf loaves
Independent Practice (You Do)
Directions: Write the name of each picture then give their plural
form.
Singular Plural
1. ____________ ____________

2. ___________ ____________

3.
___________ ____________

4. ___________ ____________

5. ___________ ____________

Evaluation

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 Directions: Write the plural form of the singular nouns
found inside the box.

1. knife 2. life 3. wife 4. calf 5. wolf

1. _____________________
2. _____________________
3. _____________________
4. _____________________
5. _____________________
DAY 5
MINI LESSON

Hello there! This week we have

learned how to form the plural of regular
and irregular nouns. Take note of the tips
in changing its form especially irregular
nouns. Read the examples below.

 Irregular nouns form its plural by changing the

vowels.
 a letter will turn into e letter in order to turn
singular noun into irregular plural noun
 oo letters will turn into ee letters in order to turn
singular noun into irregular plural noun
Irregular nouns form its plural by changing its
spelling
Words that end in -f or -fe will be changed to –ves
 Take note that there are special nouns with the same
spelling in their singular and plural form such as
SINGULAR
scissors, pants, deer, and sheep.
PLURAL
wolf wolves
knife knives
child children
mouse mice
goose geese
cactus cacti
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tooth teeth
foot feets
sheep sheep
Guided Practice (We do)

Directions: Study the sentences carefully. Give the irregular

plural form of the underlined noun in each sentence.

__________1. The child are swimming in the pool.

__________2. Ben bought a knife in the mall.

__________3. I brush my tooth every other meal.

__________4. Mother bought a loaf of bread.

__________5. The fish we ordered was delicious.

A. Independent Practice (You Do)

Directions: Write the missing noun to complete the
pair of words.
SINGULAR PLURAL
1. __________________ oxen

2. Firewoman ___________________

3. __________________ elfves

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 4. scissors ___________________

5. foot ___________________

Evaluation:

Directions: Read each sentence and choose the correct plural form
of the underlined word. Write the letter of your answer on the
space provided.

_____1. I brush my (tooth)everyday.

a. tooths b. teeth c. toothen

_____2. There are three (woman) at the bus stop.

a. women b. womens c. womans

_____3. Teacher Ana has three (child).

a. children b. childs c. chilves

_____4. Ben has three (mouse).

a. mouses b. moose c. mice

_____5. Three (elf) are walking.

a. elves b. elfen c. elfi

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