LICEO DE HOMBRES DE ANTOFAGASTA

“MARIO BAHAMONDE SILVA”

LICEO TRADICIONAL Y EMBLEMATICO
FUNDADO EL 6 DE DICIEMBRE 1888
UNIDAD TECNICA PEDAGOGICA
CURRICULUMpr

GUIA DE TRABAJO
Asignatura Idioma Extranjero Inglés
Contenido Sustantivos regulares e irregulares (Plurales)
Aprendizaje Esperado Identificar sustantivos regulares e irregulares
Profesor Maricel Saavedra A. Germán Ávila Á. Mauricio Rodríguez B.
Nombre Alumno (a) Curso 1

PLURALES

· En inglés solamente se escriben plurales en los SUSTANTIVOS, nunca en los adjetivos.

· Existen unas normas para realizar los plurales en los sustantivos y son las siguientes:

1ª.- Los sustantivos que en inglés acaben en S,SS,SH,CH,X,O para hacer el plural tenemos que añadir al
sustantivo ES.
Ejemplos: Photo is not really a word, but 
a shortened version of the 
word photograph. So if you 
SINGULAR PLURAL are writing something formal, 
Bus BusES
don't use the word photo at 
Glass GlassES
all :) If it's not formal, photos 
Bush BushES
Church ChurchES is correct.
Box BoxES
Tomato TomatoES

2ª.-Los sustantivos que en inglés acaben en Y y antes hay una CONSONANTE, para hacer el plural tenemos
que quitar la Y y sustituirla por una I y luego añadir ES.
Ejemplos:

SINGULAR PLURAL
Baby BaIES
City CitIES

3ª.-Los sustantivos que en inglés acaben en F o en FE, para hacer el plural tenemos que quitar la F o la Fe y en
su lugar escribir VES.
 Ejemplos:

SINGULAR PLURAL
Knife KniVES
Leaf LeaVES

4ª.-En inglés existen unos plurales irregulares que no siguen las normas y que hacen el plural cambiando la
palabra o simplemente no la cambian y son los siguientes:

SINGULAR PLURAL
Tooth TEETH
Man MEN
Policeman POLICEMEN
Fish FISH
Mouse MICE
Foot FEET
Woman WOMEN
Child CHILDREN
Goose GEESE
Ox OXEN
Sheep SHEEP
Deer DEER
Person PEOPLE
Luggage LUGGAGE

5ª.-Para todos los demás sustantivos que no estén incluidos en las normas anteriores, el plural se forma
añadiendo al sustantivo una S. Ejemplos:

SINGULAR PLURAL
Car CarS
Table TableS

Exercises

What is the correct plural of the word?

How many ________(person) study English as a second language?

Five________ (woman) opened a computer service company.

Even________ (child) enjoy learning on the Internet.

Most basketball players are 6________ (foot) tall or more.

Which breed of ________ (sheep) produces the finest wool?

My ________ (tooth) are sensitive to the cold.

At daylight savings time, we have to change our________ (watch) .

The boys went fishing and caught 10________ (fish) .

There are 10________ (man) in the Maintenance Department.

The ________ (wife) keep their ________ (knife) on the (shelf) .

________ (Goose) are water birds.

________ (Piano) are difficult to move .

There are some________ (policeman) in my house!

I've lost my________ (luggage) .

Write down the correct form of the plural:

city - .

house - .

boy - .

family - .

life - .

photo - .
What is the correct plural of the word?
phone - .

sandwich - . 1. How many (person) people

study English as a second
nurse - . language?
elf - . 2. Five (woman) women opened a
computer service company.
village - .

toy - . 3. Even (child) children enjoy

learning on the Internet.
 4. Most basketball players are 6 6. photo - photos .
(foot) feet tall or more.
7. phone - phones .
5. Which breed of (sheep) sheep
produces the finest wool? 8. sandwich - sandwiches .

6. My (tooth) teeth are sensitive 9. nurse - nurses .

to the cold.
10. elf - elves .
7. At daylight savings time, we have
11. village - villages .
to change our (watch) watches
.
12. toy - toys .
8. The boys went fishing and caught
10 (fish) fish .

9. There are 10 (man) men in the

Maintenance Department.

10. The (wife) wives keep their

(knife) knives on the
(shelf) shelves .

11. (Goose) Geese are water birds.

12. (Piano) Pianoes are difficult to

move .

13. There are some

(policeman) policemen in my
house!

14. I've lost my (luggage) luggage .

Write down the correct form of the

plural:

1. city - cities .
2. house - houses .

3. boy - boys .

4. family - families .

5. life - lives .