HOW MANY ANIMALS ARE THERE?

ANIMALS: SINGULAR & PLURALGENERAL RULE: NOUNS ADD -S

SINGULAR PLURAL

1 CAT 2 CATS

1 PENGUIN 5 PENGUINS

1 COW 8 COWS

1 SNAKE 20 SNAKES

1 STORK 50 STORKS

FOR NOUNS THAT END IN –CH, -X, -SH, -S, ADD -ES

SINGULAR PLURAL

1 LYNX 6 LYNXES

1 FOX 7 FOXES

1 WALRUS 9 WALRUSES

1 OSTRICH 70 OSTRICHES

1 FISH 200 FISHES (BABIES)

ANIMALS: SINGULAR & PLURALSOME NOUNS HAVE

DIFFERENT PLURAL NAMES

SINGULAR PLURAL

1 OX 3 OXEN

1 MOUSE 30 MICE

1 OCTOPUS 40 OCTOPI (OR OCTOPUSES)

1 GOOSE 300 GEESE

A FEW NOUNS HAVE THE SAME SINGULAR AND PLURAL NAMES

SINGULAR PLURAL

1 FISH 12 FISH

1 SHEEP 99 SHEEP

1 DEER 43 DEER

1 REINDEER 130 REINDEER

HOW MANY… ARE THERE?

THERE IS A SALAMANDER = THERE IS ONE SALAMANDER

THERE ARE TWO ELEPHANTS

(SINGULAR)

(PLURAL)

HOW MANY WOMBATS ARE THERE?

THERE ARE FIVE WOMBATS THERE IS ONE WOMBAT

HOW MANY ANTS ARE THERE?

THERE ARE MANY ANTS/ THERE ARE LOTS OF ANTS

HOW MANY… ARE THERE?

THERE IS 1…

THERE ARE …

HOW MANY… ARE THERE?