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UNIT 16 Count nouns 1 Most nouns are COUNT NOUNS in English. This means that they have a singular and a plural form. You add to form most plurals: singular plural haven't read a book for ages. Books are cheap here. Where's the bus stop? We need more bus stops. need a holiday. We get three holidays a year. 2 You add -es to nouns ending in -ss, -ch, -sh or -X to make the plural: I'm in class A. I have two classes today. Which bus do you take? There are no buses on Sundays. It's a Swiss watch. He can repair watches. That's my dish. He washed the dishes. Put the box down. Where are the shoe boxes? You add -es to most nouns in -0: He washed the dishes. Is that a potato? I had some potatoes for lunch. I want a tomato. I don't like tomatoes. (But just add -S to photo, radio and plano) 3 Nouns ending in consonant + y change to consonant + les: Which country are you from? We visited ten countries. This is a photo of me as a baby. I can hear crying. (But for vowel just add -S: boys) 4 Some common count nouns are irregular. Can you match the singular and plural forms of these nouns? women feet men fish mice children teeth people child fish sheep foot man tooth mouse person woman 5 You use plural nouns without determiners such as this, that, the, a to talk about things or people in general: My brother doesn't like spiders. Computer games are expensive. SCHOOL Children start school at the age of 6. Cars cause pollution. 34