Use singular and plural nouns

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🐶 What is a Noun?

A noun is a word that names a person 👩‍🦱, place 🏰, animal 🐕, or thing 🧸.

👉 Examples:

• Person – 👩 Girl, 👨 Boy
• Place – 🏠 House, 🏫 School
• Animal – 🐱 Cat, 🐦 Bird
• Thing – 🍎 Apple, 🚗 Car

Singular Nouns (One) ✨

A singular noun means only one person, place, animal, or thing.

✅ Examples:

• 🐕 Dog
• 🏠 House
• 🍎 Apple

🖼️ Image idea: One dog, one house, one apple.

Plural Nouns (More than One) 🌟

A plural noun means more than one person, place, animal, or thing.

✅ Examples:

• 🐕🐕 Dogs
• 🏠🏠 Houses
• 🍎🍎 Apples

🖼️ Image idea: Two or more dogs, houses, and apples.

How to Make Plurals ✨

🧸 Rule 1 – Just add -s

• 🐈 Cat → Cats
• 🐦 Bird → Birds
• 🚗 Car → Cars

🍓 Rule 2 – Add -es (for words ending in s, sh, ch, x, z)

• 🚌 Bus → Buses
• 🐟 Dish → Dishes
• 🪑 Bench → Benches

🦋 Rule 3 – Change y to ies (if there’s a consonant before y)

• 🐶 Puppy → Puppies
• 👶 Baby → Babies

(If there’s a vowel before y, just add s: 🏝️ Toy → Toys)

🌈 Why It’s Important 🌟

✅ Singular = one
✅ Plural = more than one
👉 Helps you write and speak clearly ✍️🗣️

💡 Quick Practice 📝

• I see one 🐕 __________.
• I see three 🐕 __________.
• One 🐱 __________ is sleeping.
• Many 🐱 __________ are playing.

(Answers: dog / dogs / cat / cats)

🎨 Fun Tip 🎉

🖍️ Draw a single object and then many of the same object.
Example: Draw 1 🍎 apple and then 5 🍎🍎🍎🍎🍎 apples!

Let’s practice!✒️