Regular and Irregular Plurals Storytelling
A LESSON PLAN FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHERS
Using irregular plural nouns and regular plural nouns to tell stories.
Lesson Plan Content:
Regular and irregular plurals storytelling game
Instructions for teachers
Cut up one pack of at least twenty or thirty cards per group of two to four students, with the plurals attached to the singular but folded behind. You can make more cards from the blank ones, but make sure that the vocabulary is suitable for storytelling. Students take turns choosing a card and continuing the story with one or more of the things mentioned, turning the card over to check the plural if they aren’t sure. After they finish, test them on their memories of the plurals and/ or ask them to test each other orally.
Cards to cut up/ Suggested answers
Elementary
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boy |
boys |
child |
children |
|
foot |
feet |
leg |
legs |
|
king |
kings |
man |
men |
|
person |
people |
adult |
adults |
|
policeman |
policemen |
soldier |
soldiers |
|
postman |
postmen |
bus driver |
bus drivers |
|
princess |
princesses |
woman |
women |
|
|
|
|
|
Pre-Intermediate
|
daughter |
daughters |
fish |
fish |
|
knife |
knives |
lip |
lips |
|
mouse |
mice |
rat |
rats |
|
sword |
swords |
tooth |
teeth |
|
turtle |
turtles |
wife |
wives |
|
|
|
|
|
Intermediate
|
cookie |
cookies |
criminal |
criminals |
|
loaf |
loaves |
thief |
thieves |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Upper Intermediate
|
alumnus |
alumni |
aircraft |
aircraft |
|
cow |
cows |
crisis |
crises |
|
deer |
deer |
swan |
swans |
|
factory |
factories |
fox |
foxes |
|
goose |
geese |
problem |
problems |
|
sheep |
sheep |
goat |
goats |
|
steelworks |
steelworks |
a third |
two thirds |
|
wolf |
wolves |
student |
students |
|
|
|
|
|
Advanced
|
bacterium |
bacteria |
biceps |
biceps |
|
(blind) date |
(blind)dates |
(wild) boar |
(wild) boar |
|
calf |
calves |
caterpillar |
caterpillars |
|
criterion |
criteria |
diagnosis |
diagnoses |
|
elf |
elves |
faux pas |
faux pas |
|
flea |
fleas |
giraffe |
giraffes |
|
grouse |
grouse |
hoof |
hooves |
|
larva |
larvae |
louse |
lice |
|
virus |
viruses |
moose |
moose |
|
muscle |
muscles |
neurosis |
neuroses |
|
oasis |
oases |
lake |
lakes |
|
ox |
oxen |
pheasant |
pheasants |
|
prawn |
prawns |
puppy |
puppies |
|
rendezvous |
rendezvous |
salmon |
salmon |
|
sardine |
sardines |
spacecraft |
spacecraft |
|
species |
species |
squid |
squid |
|
starfish |
starfish |
UFO |
UFOs |
|
vertebra |
vertebrae |
rib |
ribs |
|
|
|
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|
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After finishing the game, write the plurals in the gaps below without looking above.
|
boy |
|
child |
|
|
foot |
|
leg |
|
|
king |
|
man |
|
|
person |
|
adult |
|
|
policeman |
|
soldier |
|
|
postman |
|
bus driver |
|
|
princess |
|
woman |
|
Pre-Intermediate
|
daughter |
|
fish |
|
|
knife |
|
lip |
|
|
mouse |
|
rat |
|
|
sword |
|
tooth |
|
|
turtle |
|
wife |
|
Intermediate
|
cookie |
|
criminal |
|
|
loaf |
|
thief |
|
Upper Intermediate
|
alumnus |
|
aircraft |
|
|
cow |
|
crisis |
|
|
deer |
|
swan |
|
|
factory |
|
fox |
|
|
goose |
|
problem |
|
|
sheep |
|
goat |
|
|
steelworks |
|
a third |
|
|
wolf |
|
student |
|
Advanced
|
bacterium |
|
biceps |
|
|
(blind) date |
|
(wild) boar |
|
|
calf |
|
caterpillar |
|
|
criterion |
|
diagnosis |
|
|
elf |
|
faux pas |
|
|
flea |
|
giraffe |
|
|
grouse |
|
hoof |
|
|
larva |
|
louse |
|
|
virus |
|
moose |
|
|
muscle |
|
neurosis |
|
|
oasis |
|
lake |
|
|
ox |
|
pheasant |
|
|
prawn |
|
puppy |
|
|
rendezvous |
|
salmon |
|
|
sardine |
|
spacecraft |
|
|
species |
|
squid |
|
|
starfish |
|
UFO |
|
|
vertebra |
|
rib |
|
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