English FOR YOUNG LEARNERS
14 ARTICLES, SPELLING, PLURALS
May 2013
I. Complete these sentences with a or an.
1.Marty Cruz is a secretary.
2.Marty’s father is _______ restaurant manager, and her mother is _______ housewife.
3.Her brother Ricardo is _______ electrician, and his wife is _______ nurse.
4.Her sister Anna is _______ actress.
5.Her sister Chris is _______ police officer, and Chris’s husband is _______ teacher.
6.Marty’s ex-husband, George, is _______ telephone operator. He’s also _______ football coach.
II. Ask what your classmates do.
A:What kind of work do you do?
B:I … What do you do?
A: I …
Develop Your Vocabulary
I’m a factory worker.
I work in a hotel.
I don’t have a job right now.
III. Study the spelling.
add -s to most nouns |
electrician |
electricians |
add -es after s and ch |
actress |
actresses |
|
coach |
coaches |
after a consonant change y |
secretary |
secretaries |
to i and add -es |
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|
change f to v and add -s |
housewife |
housewives |
IV. Write the plural of these words.
Singular |
Plural |
an accountant |
_______________ |
a waitress |
_______________ |
an employee |
_______________ |
a nurse |
_______________ |
V. Note these exceptions. |
|
Singular |
Plural |
a child |
children |
a man |
men |
a woman |
women |
VI. Ask questions about the people at the Grand Hotel.
Example:
Who’s that?
That’s Julie Washington.
A:Who’s that?
B:That’s Julie Washington.
A:Is she an employee at the hotel?
B:Yes, she is. She’s a receptionist.
A:And who are they?
B:They’re Mr. and Mrs. Alvarez.
A:Are they employees at the hotel?
B:No, they aren’t. They’re guests.