Paco visits Scotland and Wales: Welcome to Wales
In this topic we are going to focus on nouns. First of all, we are having a look at how to form the regular plural of nouns in English, and we are going to learn how to pronounce these plurals. After these rules, you will see there are quite a few irregular plurals too.
Then we are going to learn about suffixes in English. The vocabulary of a language can be increased in great part thanks to suffixes. In this topic we are going to have a look at some of the most common suffixes. A suffix is a letter or group of letters added at the end of a word to make a new word.
Concerning vocabulary, we are going to learn words and phrases related to television.
Further knowledge
In this topic, pronunciation is especially important. Whenever you want to know the pronunciation of any word, write it under our robot and Mike will pronounce it for you.
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Listening and reading activity
Listen to the song and read the lyrics below.
One Hippopotami (Allan Sherman)
One hippopotami cannot get on a bus,
Because one hippopotami is two
hippopotamus.
And if you have two goose, that makes one geese.
A pair of
mouse is mice. A pair of moose is meese.
A paranoia is a bunch of mental
blocks.
And when Ben Casey meets Kildaire, that's called a paradox.
When
two minks fall in love, with all their heart and soul,
You'll find the plural
of two minks is one mink stole.
Singulars and plurals are so different, bless
my soul.
Has it ever occurred to you that the plural of "half" is
"whole"?
A bunch of tooth is teeth. A group of foot is feet.
And two
canaries make a pair-they call it a parakeet.
A paramecium is not a
pair.
A parallelogram is just a crazy square.
Nobody knows just what a
paraphernalia is.
And what is half a pair of scissors, but a single
sciz?
With someone you adore, if you should find romance,
You'll pant, and
pant once more, and that's a pair of pants!
Actividad de Espacios en Blanco
1. goose:
2. mouse:
3. tooth:
4. foot:
Reflexión