20/11/2024
PLURAL
OF NOUNS
O plural de substantivos em inglês é feito
normalmente acrescentando-se o – S
Picture – Pictures
House – Houses
Book – Books
Apple – Apples
Cat – Cats
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Para formar o plural das palavras terminadas em:
– s, – ss, – sh, – ch, – o, – x, – z
basta acrescentar – ES ao final da palavra.
Box – Boxes; Fox – Foxes
Dress – Dresses; Wish – Wishes
Watch – Watches ; Beach – Beaches
Hero – Heroes; Potato – Potatoes
Bus – Buses; Buzz – Buzzes
Exceção de palavras terminadas em – o
Palavras com duas formas de plural:
Flamingo – Flamingoes ou Flamingos
Mango – Mangoes ou Mangos
Mosquito – Mosquitoes ou Mosquitos
Tornado – Tornadoes ou Tornados
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Exceção de palavras terminadas em – o
Palavras de origem greco-latina ou reduções:
Greco-latinas Reduções
Magneto– Magnetos Photograph – Photos
Studio – Studios Kilogram – Kilos
Video – Videos Professional – Pros
Guetto – Guettos Pianoforte – Pianos
Palavras terminadas em – y
Vogal + y Consoante + y
Key – Keys Fly – Flies
Boy – Boys Baby – Babies
Day – Days Supply – Supplies
Monkey – Monkeys Fry – Fries
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Palavras terminadas em – f ou – fe
Leaf– Leaves
Thief – Thieves
Wolf – Wolves
Shelf – Shelves
Knife – Knives
Life – Lives
Palavras com singular e plural iguais
Fish – Fish
Shrimp – Shrimp
Sheep – Sheep
Aircraft – Aircraft
Series – Series
Species – Species
Glasses – Glasses
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Palavras com plural irregular
Tooth – Teeth Person – People
Foot – Feet Ox – Oxen
Goose – Geese Mouse – Mice
Child – Children Oasis – Oases
Man – Men Cactus – Cacti/Cactuses
Woman – Women Datum – Data
Policeman – Policemen Focus – Foci
–S, –SS, –SH, –CH, –O, –X, –Z palavras terminadas em “O” (exceções)
Box – Boxes Flamingoes ou Flamingos Reduções
Dress – Dresses Mangoes ou Mangos Photographs – Photos
Watch – Watches Mosquitoes ou Mosquitos Kilograms – Kilos
Hero – Heroes Tornadoes ou Tornados Professionals – Pros
Bus – Buses Greco-latinas
Dish – Dishes não mudam: irregulares:
Studio – Studios
Fish – Fish Tooth – Teeth Video – Videos
–F ou –FE Shrimp – Shrimp Foot – Feet
Leaf– Leaves Sheep – Sheep Goose – Geese CONSOANTE + Y
Thief – Thieves Aircraft – Aircraft Child – Children Fly – Flies
Wolf – Wolves Spacecraft – Spacecraft Man – Men Baby – Babies
Shelf – Shelves Series – Series Woman – Women Supply – Supplies
Knife – Knives Species – Species Person – People Daisy – Daisies
Life – Lives Glasses – Glasses Ox – Oxen Party – Parties
