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PLURAL OF NOUNS
Os substantivos terminados em “O”
Formation: O plural dos substantivos em inglês é feito precedidos de vogal, formam o seu plural
pelo acréscimo de um “S” a forma do recebendo apenas “S”.
singular.
Ex.: kangaroo (canguru) – kangaroos
Ex.: book (livro) – books shampoo (xampu) – shampoos
Student (estudante) – students Cat studio (estúdio) – studios
(gato) – cats
3.1) Substantivos terminados em “O” precedidos
Os substantivos terminados em s, ss, sh, ch, x e z de consoante formam o seu plural
formam o seu plural acrescentando “es” ao singular. recebendo “ES”.
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Ex.: people (povo, gente, pessoas)
Ex.: wife (esposa) – wives cattle (gado)
knife (faca) – knives scissors (tesoura)
life (vida) – lives trousers (calça)
pincers (pinça)
Os substantivos terminados em “F” em sua glasses (óculos)
maioria fazem o seu plural em “S”. goods (mercadorias)
clothes (roupa(s))
Ex.: poof (prova) – proofs police (polícia, departamento de polícia)
Gulf (golfo) – gulfs
Grief (desgosto) – griefs The police are trying to find those criminals.
The people are happy.
5.1) Alguns substantivos terminados em “F” Dr. Warhead’s glasses are very bad.
formam o seu plural, trocando “F” por “V” e
recebendo “ES”. a) Alguns substantivos exigem o verbo sempre
no singular, logo, não têm forma plural.
Ex.: wolf (lobo) – wolves
calf (bezerro) – calves Ex.: advice (conselho)
loaf (pão) – loaves progress (progresso)
leaf (folha) – leaves news (notícia, novidade)
half (metade) – halves information (informação)
thief (ladrão) – thieves knowledge (conhecimento, sabedoria)
shelf (estante) – shelves
self (próprio, mesmo) – selves Attention: The United Nations, da mesma
sheaf (feixe) – sheaves forma que The United States
elf (duende) – elves exprime uma idéia unitária, logo a
concordância verbal é singular.
5.2) Outros substantivos terminados em “F”
admitem duas formas de plural. The United States is a very rich country.
The news is good.
Ex.: hoof (casco de animal) – hoofs, hooves
beef (bife) – beefs, beeves 10) Os substantivos gentílicos (pátrios)
dwarf (anão) – dwarfs, dwarves terminados em SS, SH, SE e CH são
reef (arrecife) – reefs, reeves invariáveis.
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plural pelo simples acréscimo de um a) many information
“S”. b) many informations
c) much information
Ex.: A German – two Germans d) much informations
A Roman – two Romans e) more information
A Norman – two Normans
13) Na maioria dos substantivos compostos, o 05) Which of these words has a plural form?
“S” (ou ES) do plural é colocado no final da
palavra. a) advice
b) news
Ex.: armchair (poltrona) – armchairs c) information
toothbrush (escova de dente) - toothbrushes d) staff
e) mankind
Os substantivos compostos ligados pro
meio de preposição formam o seu plural 06) In some of the middle. East can
flexionando o primeiro elemento. have four .
Ex.: mother – in – law (sogra) – mothers – in – a) country; men; wife
law b) countries; man; wifes
brother – in – law (cunhado) – brothers – c) countries; man’s; wives
in – law d) countries; men; wives
e) countrys; men’s, wives
EXERCISE - STUDENT 07) The United States a big country.
a) are
Escolha com um “X”, a alternativa correta. b) is
c) have
d) “a” and “b” are correct
01) are generally big and black animals. e) all are correct
a) Ox 08) Shepherds are who protect from
b) Oxes _.
c) Oxen
d) Foxen a) people; sheep; wolves
e) Fox b) people; sheep; wolfes
c) people; sheeps; wolves
02) Tthe plural of: “That child is very beautiful”, d) peoples; sheeps; wolves
is: e) peoples; sheep; wolfes
a) These childs are very beautifuls. 09) Their are against their attitudes.
b) Those childs are very beautiful.
c) These children are very beautifuls. a) belief
d) Those children are very beautiful. b) believes
e) That child are very beautiful. c) beliefes
d) believe
03) Put into plural: e) beliefs
“I saw a fox, a donkey, a sheep, a wolf and an
ox in the zoo”. 10) Choose the correct plural form for “armchair;
mouse; sheep; loaf”:
a) I saw foxes, donkeys, sheeps, wolfs and
oxes in the zoo. a) armchairs / mice / sheep / loaves
b) I saw foxes, donkeyes, sheeps, wolfs oxes b) armchairs / mouse / sheeps / loaves
in the zoo. c) armschairs / mices / sheep / loafs
c) I saw foxs, dankeyes, sheeps, wolfs and d) armchairs / mouses / sheeps / loafs
oxes in the zoo. e) armchairs / mouse / sheep / loaves
d) I saw foxes, donkeys, sheep, wolves and
oxen in the zoo. GABARITO
e) I saw foxes, donkeyes, sheeps, wolves
and oxen in the zoo. 01) c 02) d 03) d 04) c 05) d
06) d 07) b 08) a 09) e 10) a
04) Is it easy to buy a ticket at the airport?
- Yes, it doesn’t require too .