Part 31 (1/2)

Write the plural of the following nouns.

Tree, bird, insect, cricket, gra.s.shopper, wing, stick, stone, flower, meadow, pasture, grove, worm, bug, cow, eagle, hawk, wren, plough, shovel.

When a singular noun ends in the sound of _s, x, z, sh_, or _ch_, it is not easy to add the sound of _s_, so _es_ is added to make another syllable.

Write the plural of the following nouns.

Guess, box, topaz, lash, birch, compa.s.s, fox, waltz, sash, bench, gas, tax, adz, brush, arch.

Many nouns ending in _o_ preceded by a consonant form the plural by adding _es_ without increasing the number of syllables.

Write the plural of the following nouns.

Hero, cargo, negro, potato, echo, volcano, mosquito, motto.

Common nouns ending in _y_ preceded by a consonant form the plural by changing _y_ into _i_ and adding _es_ without increasing the number of syllables.

Write the plural of the following nouns.

Lady, balcony, family, city, country, daisy, fairy, cherry, study, sky.

Some nouns ending in _f_ and _fe_ form the plural by changing _f_ or _fe_ into _ves_ without increasing the number of syllables.

Write the plural of the following nouns.

Sheaf, loaf, beef, thief, calf, half, elf, shelf, self, wolf, life, knife, wife.

LESSON 79.

NUMBER.

From the following list of nouns, select, and write in separate columns: 1st. Those that have no plural; 2d. Those that have no singular; 3d. Those that are alike in both numbers.

Pride, wages, trousers, cider, suds, victuals, milk, riches, flax, courage, sheep, deer, flour, idleness, tidings, thanks, ashes, scissors, swine, heathen.

The following nouns have very irregular plurals. Learn to spell the plurals.

_Singular. Plural. Singular. Plural_.

Man, men. Foot, feet.

Woman, women. Ox, oxen.

Child, children. Tooth, teeth.

Mouse, mice. Goose, geese.

Learn the following plurals and compare them with the groups in the preceding Lesson.