Plural – Free Exercise

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Exercise

For each noun, write the plural form with its article.

  1. la mesa →  Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.the table → the tables
  2. el diccionario →  Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.the dictionary → the dictionaries
  3. el viernes →  Nouns that end with s or an x do not take any extra plural ending.Friday → Fridays
  4. la nación →  Nouns that end with a consonant (n, l, r, …) take es as their plural ending.|Since the penultimate syllable is already stressed in words that end with an s, the accent is removed in the plural.the nation → the nations
  5. el médico →  Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.|We keep the accent, because otherwise the penultimate syllable (the i) would be stressed.the doctor → the doctors
  6. el coche →  Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.the car → the cars
  7. la luz →  When es is added, z becomes c.the light → the lights
  8. el botón →  Nouns that end with a consonant (n, l, r, …) take es as their plural ending.|Since the penultimate syllable is already stressed in words that end with an s, the accent is removed in the plural.the button → the buttons
  9. el sofá →  Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.|We keep the accent, because otherwise the penultimate syllable (the o) would be stressed.the sofa → the sofas
  10. el caribú →  If the last letter is a stressed í or ú, we add es; we keep the accent on the i/u.the reindeer → the reindeer (plural)

Write the nouns in the plural.

  1. En este barrio (la casa)   son todas iguales.Nouns that end with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) usually just take an s in the plural.In this neighbourhood, all the houses look the same.
  2. Por la noche vienen (el jabalí)   a comer.If the last letter is a stressed í or ú, we add es; we keep the accent on the i/u.At night, the wild boars come out to eat.
  3. (el altavoz)   estan rotos.When adding es, z becomes c.The speakers are broken.
  4. Me gustan (la televisión)   de plasma.Nouns that end with a consonant take es as their plural ending.|Since the penultimate syllable is already stressed in words that end with an s, the accent is removed in the plural.I like plasma televisions.
  5. Tenemos que aprobar todos (el examen)  .Nouns that end with a consonant take es as their plural ending.|To keep the stress from changing, we have to add an accent; otherwise the penultimate syllable would be stressed.We have to pass all our exams.