LESSON PLAN 10 - NOUNS (SINGULAR & PLURAL FORMS)

 Grade level: Grade Seven

Objectives:

                At the end of the lesson, the learners are expected to:

                a. state the definition of a noun.

                b. distinguish between singular and plural nouns.

                c. identify and form the plural form of irregular nouns

Subject Matter: Nouns (Singular and Plural Forms)

Reference/s:

Cambridge Dictionary(n.d.). Nouns: Singular and Plural. Retrieved from https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/grammar/british-grammar/nouns-singular-and-plural

Crisafulli J.(2011, May 25). Language Arts. Retrieved from https://w.taskstream.com/ts/crisafulli/JessicaCrisafulli.html/avctcq00ax

Worksheets Retrieved from:

https://www.teach-this.com/images/resources/singular-to-plural-crossword.pdf

https://www.kidsworldfun.com/learn-english/singular-and-plural-nouns-advanced-worksheets.pdf

Materials:

• Laptop
• Projector
• PowerPoint Presentation

Procedure:

A.Activity

a.    Recall

Prayers and Greetings

Checking of Attendance

The teacher asks the students about the topic they last discussed in the subject and briefly discussed the relationship of this to the new subject matter.

b.    Motivation

                The teacher will call a student to answer one jumbled word. The student will then call another one from her classmates to answer the next word, and so on.

B.Analysis

After the activity, the teacher will ask the students with the following questions:

1. What did you notice about our activity?

2. What do you think the words are?

3. What comes to your mind when you hear the word noun?

C.Abstraction

Nouns used only in the singular

Some nouns are used only in the singular, even though they end in -s. These include: the names of academic subjects such as classics, economics, mathematics/maths, physics; the physical activities gymnastics and aerobics; the diseases measles and mumps; and the word news:

Maths was never my best subject at school.

Aerobics is great fun – you should try it!

Nouns used only in the plural

Some nouns only have a plural form. They cannot be used with numbers. They include the names of certain tools, instruments and articles of clothing which have two parts.

Tools and instruments

binoculars	headphones	sunglasses
glasses	scissors	tweezers

Clothing

jeans	pyjamas	tights
knickers	shorts	trousers
pants

I’ve got new sunglasses. Do you like them?

He always wears shorts, even in the winter.

A pair of

We can use pair of to refer to one example of these nouns:

I bought a new pair of binoculars last week.

That old pair of trousers will be useful for doing jobs in the garden.

We use pairs of to refer to more than one example of this type of noun:

They’re advertising two pairs of glasses for the price of one.

I bought three pairs of shorts for the summer.

Other nouns which are always plural in form

belongings	outskirts
clothes	premises (buildings)
congratulations	savings (money)
earnings	stairs
goods	surroundings
likes/dislikes	thanks

Please ensure that you take all your belongings with you as you leave the aircraft.

They live on the outskirts of Frankfurt, almost in the countryside.

My clothes are wet. I’ll have to go upstairs and change.

She spent all her savings on a trip to South America.

Collective nouns (group words)

Some nouns refer to groups of people (e.g. audience, committee, government, team). These are sometimes called collective nouns. Some collective nouns can take a singular or plural verb, depending on whether they are considered as a single unit or as a collection of individuals:

audience	crew	public
committee	enemy	team
company	government	Manchester United

Compare

seen as a single unit	seen as individuals
The audience was larger than average and the concert was a success.	The audience were all cheering wildly.
The government is hoping that online voting will attract more young people to vote.	The government are all very nervous about the report, which will be published tomorrow.
Manchester United is the world’s most famous football club.	Manchester United are looking forward to meeting Valencia in the final next week.

In general, a plural verb is more common with these nouns in informal situations. 

D.Application

c.    Individual Guided Activity

The teacher asks the students to get a 1/4 sheet of paper and answer the exercise given.

Write the plural form of the nouns given below.

child…………………

man…………………

woman…………………

wife…………………

knife…………………

half…………………

mouse…………………

goose…………………

tooth…………………

foot…………………

elf…………………

loaf…………………

leaf…………………

knife…………………

.

d.    Group Differentiated

The teacher asks the students to get a pair and do the given activity.

 

E.Evaluation

Independent worksheets will be handed out and completed by students to the best of their ability for the remainder of the lesson. The teacher will walk around to check understanding and correct worksheets.

Name:___________________                                Date:________________

     Directions: Is the underlined word in the sentence singular or plural? Write the word singular or             plural beside each sentence.

Example: The bottle is empty.    Singular
 
1. She brought two trunks filled with old clothes.
 
2. Nancy showed the clothes to her sister.
 
3. They had a costume party with some friends.
 
4. Tina wore funny shoes.
 
5. Rita put on a straw hat.

Directions: Write the plural form of the nouns to make the sentences correct. 

Example: Did you see the pile of red ___shirts__? (shirt)

1. The sleeves covered both __________________. (hand)

2. The coat had two big __________________. (pocket)

3. She found a set of __________________. (key)

4. How many __________________ would the key open? (door)

5. Kerry eats  __________________ everyday for lunch. (grape)

Directions: Make each underlined word plural. Write the new word.

Example: Al met him after class.       classes
1. The boys took a bus.                        _______________
2. Ted ate a sandwich.                  _______________
3. They sat on a bench.                                                  _______________
4. A clown held a dish.                                                  _______________
5. He stood on a box.                                                    _______________

F.Assignment

 For the assignment, the teacher asks the students to make an essay with any topics they desire. The essay should indicate the right use of Singular and Plural Nouns and must have a minimum of 250 words.

Criterion	Description	Point	Score
Quality of Writing	Very informative and well-organized	10
Grammar, Usage & Mechanics	Virtually no spelling, punctuation or grammatical errors and used Singular and Plural Nouns correctly.	10