“Año del Bicentenario del Perú: 200 años de Independencia"

Docente : Carmen Salazar

WEEK 04

PLURAL NOUNS
En inglés los nombres forman el plural añadiendo –s, pero hay algunas
excepciones.

1.-A los nombres acabados en –o, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x se les añade –ES.

Examples:

tomato tomatoes
kiss kisses
brush brushes
watch watches
box boxes

*Algunas palabras añaden sólo –s al plural.

Examples:

piano pianos photo photos

Zoo zoos Shampoo shampoos
Radio radios kilo kilos
Kangaroo kangaroos

2. Los nombres que terminan en “y”; si les precede una consonante se les añade –ies.

Examples:

Baby babies
Lady ladies

Los nombres que terminan en “y” precediéndoles una vocal se les añade –s.

Examples:
Day days
Boy boys.

3.- Los sustantivos que terminan en –f, -fe se convierten en plural cambiando la
–f por –ves

Examples:

Wife wives
Wolf wolves
Life lives.
 “Año del Bicentenario del Perú: 200 años de Independencia"
Docente : Carmen Salazar

4.-Plurales irregulares o cambio de vocal.

Examples:

Man men
Woman women
Foot feet
Tooth teeth
Goose geese
Mouse mice
Child children

5.-Sin cambio de forma en el plural .

Examples:

sheep-sheep
deer-deer
salmon-salmon

6.-En nombres compuestos se forma el plural al final de la palabra.

Examples:

handbag-handbags
pencilcase-pencilcases.
 “Año del Bicentenario del Perú: 200 años de Independencia"
Docente : Carmen Salazar

EXERCISES

I.WRITE THE PLURAL FORM

SINGULAR PLURAL
Father ________________________________
Friend ________________________________
Picnic ________________________________
Table ________________________________
Toy ________________________________
apple ________________________________
Week ________________________________
Bench ________________________________
Box ________________________________
Marker ________________________________
Church ________________________________
Dish ________________________________
Glass ________________________________
Potato ________________________________
Country ________________________________
Family ________________________________
Fly ________________________________
Lady ________________________________
Party ________________________________
policeman ________________________________
radio ________________________________
woman ________________________________
toy ________________________________
child ________________________________
 “Año del Bicentenario del Perú: 200 años de Independencia"
Docente : Carmen Salazar

Write the plural forms of these special nouns.

1. How many (child) are there in the school yard?

2. We still need three more forks and (knife) for our dinner
guests.

3. Many trees lose their (leaf) in the fall.

4. Many (deer) live in that forest.

5. Sharks can grow thousands of (tooth) in a lifetime.

6. What is the population of Mexico? How many (person)

live there?

7. Cats like to catch (mouse) .

8. I really want to sit down. My (foot) are killing me!

9. There are lots of ducks and (goose) in this park.

10. The policeman followed the three (man) out of the bank.

11. Farmer Brown has lots of (sheep) .

12. How many (woman) work in your office?

 “Año del Bicentenario del Perú: 200 años de Independencia"
Docente : Carmen Salazar

CARDINAL NUMBERS

En el inglés americano se suele usar el guión ( - ) para separar las decenas .También se
acostumbra en grandes números la coma ( , ) para separar miles millones, etc.

Examples:

1 803 one thousand, eight hundred three

1 963 one thousand, nine hundred sixty-three

2 840 two thousand, eight hundred forty

1, 412, 605 one million, four hundred twelve thousand ,six hundred five

2,760,300 two million, seven hundred sixty thousand, three hundred

31,256,721 thirty-one million two hundred fifty-six thousand seven hundred

twenty-one

YEARS

Normalmente decimos un año en dos partes. En el caso de años que terminan en “00”
mencionamos “hundred” para la segunda parte . Después del 2000 se lee en forma
normal.

1058 ten fifty-eight

1706 seventeen hundred and six (or 'seventeen oh six')

1865 eighteen sixty-five

1900 nineteen hundred

2006 two thousand six

 “Año del Bicentenario del Perú: 200 años de Independencia"
Docente : Carmen Salazar

Cardinal Numbers 
0    zero, oh,
26   twenty-six
1    one
27   twenty-seven
2    two
28   twenty-eight
3    three
29   twenty-nine
4    four
30   thirty
5    five
40   forty  
6    six
50   fifty
7    seven
60   sixty
8    eight
70   seventy
9    nine
80   eighty
10   ten
90   ninety
11   eleven
100   a/one hundred
12   twelve
101   a hundred one
13   thirteen
110   a hundred ten
14   fourteen
120   a hundred twenty
15   fifteen
200   two hundred
16   sixteen
1,000   a/one thousand
17   seventeen
1,001   a thousand and one
18   eighteen
1,010   a thousand and ten
19   nineteen
2,000   two thousand
20   twenty
10,000   ten thousand
21   twenty-one
11,000   eleven thousand
22   twenty-two
100,000   a/one hundred thousand
23   twenty-three
1,000,000   a/one million
24   twenty-four
25   twenty-five
 “Año del Bicentenario del Perú: 200 años de Independencia"
Docente : Carmen Salazar

EXERCISES

1. Read and write the cardinal number.

a) seventy
b) four thousand four
c) twenty-nine million
d) one hundred and six
e) three hundred forty-one million five
f) two thousand two
g) nineteen seventy-one million three hundred four
h) one thousand six hundred twenty-eight
i) six hundred thousand four hundred twelve
j) three hundred forty-eight thousand two hundred ninety-nine

2. Write the number in English

a) 729 005……………………………………………………………………………….

b) 25 832 ……………………………………………………………………………….

c) 99 113 ……………………………………………………………………………….

d) 125 315 ……………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………….

e) 489 257 ……………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………….

f) 833 928 ……………………………………………………………………………….

………………………………………………………………………………………….

g) 999 999 ……………………………………………………………………………….

 “Año del Bicentenario del Perú: 200 años de Independencia"
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………………………………………………………………………………………….
h) 13 559 ……………………………………………………………………………….

3. Now write the years.

a) 1979 ………………………………………………………………………………………

b) 1832 ………………………………………………………………………………………

c) 2011 ………………………………………………………………………………………

d) 1991 ………………………………………………………………………………………

e) 2007………………………………………………………………………………………