Session 1 & 2 ESL

Click the LINK. Listen to the story 3 times. Take notes....

This exercise will give you some practice listening to the difference between
the /a/ sound and the schwa sound.
Schwa is reduced vowel in "the" or the reduced you>"ya" sound.

Nouns can be count or noncount. If it is countable, it has a plural form.

Most regular plurals are formed by adding 's': book=>books
Words that end in a sssssssss or zzzzzzzzz or shhhhhhhshhhhhh type of sound usually need 'es'.

For words that end in 'y', it is important to look at the letter on the left of the 'y'.
If the letter is a vowel, then just add s for the plural. toy=>toys.
If the letter on the left of the 'y' is a consonant, change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'. party=>parties

Many words that end in 'o' form their plural by adding 'es'; tomato=>tomatoes

Be careful! There are some irregular plural forms too!

You will need to type the plural form of noun. There are 127 questions. Make sure that you take notes of your mistakes.

This is also good keyboarding practice for you.

Punctuation #1. Is it a period, a question mark or an exclamation point?

Noncount nouns do not have a plural form. They do have a special grammar.
How much _____? Just a little _______.

They do not have a plural verb....use 3rd person singular form.

__________ is expensive this week.

There is a little _______ on the shelf.

Take this quick quiz to see what you remember about nouns.

Test your knowlege of nouns and verbs with this fun game!