The plural of nouns Nouns are names (nombres) of people (personas), places (lugares), things (cosas) and ideas/concepts (ideas/conceptos). To form the plural of a noun follow the rules: If the noun ends with a vowel, add s • libro – libros • pluma – plumas If the noun ends with a consonant, add es • papel – papeles • marcador – marcadores If the noun ends with z, change it to c and add es • lápiz - lápices • luz – luces If the noun ends with s preceded by an unstressed vowel, it does not change in the plural. The plural form is the same as the singular form. • lunes- lunes • crisis- crisis • sacapuntas- sacapuntas • virus- virus Ahora a Practicar! Form the plural of the following nouns: mapa _____________ sacapuntas silla ______________ mesa clase ___________ ______________ ____________ cuaderno televisión ______________ tiza ______________ ____________ radio ______________ piso ____________ luz ______________ pared ______________ bandera ______________ señor mochila ______________ señora cinta ______________ señorita escuela ______________ perro estudiante ______________ gato maestra ______________ pajaro escritorio ______________ arroz ____________ ____________ ___________ ____________ ____________ ____________ _____________ pizarrón ______________ virus ___________ ventana ______________ taco _____________ ____________ escuela ______________ puerta