SINGULAR = 1 IT IS A … A = 1 ( one ) It is a shark It is a jellyfish It is a seal ( It is 1 shark ) ( It is 1 jellyfish ) ( It is 1 seal )
PLURAL = 2,3,4,… THEY ARE… They are killer whale s They are shell s They are seahorse s
SINGULAR PLURAL FISH FISH MERMAN MERMEN As a general rule: SINGULAR PLURAL (-S) DOLPHIN DOLPHIN S SEAHORSE SEAHORSE S SHARK SHARK S EXCEPTIONS: SINGULAR (-S) PLURAL (-ES) WALRUS WALRUSES OCTOPUS OCTOPUSES / OCTOPI
IS IT AN OCTOPUS? YES, IT IS NO, IT ISN’T
IS IT A DOLPHIN? YES, IT IS NO, IT ISN’T
ARE THEY CRABS? YES, THEY ARE NO, THEY AREN’T
ARE THEY SEAHORSES? YES, THEY ARE NO, THEY AREN’T
IS IT A SEAL? IS IT A DOLPHIN? IS IT A STARFISH? IS IT A CORAL?
ARE THEY EELS? ARE THEY PIRANHAS? ARE THEY MERMEN? ARE THEY SEAWEEDS?