Vocabulary Development - Junior Secondary 2 - Irregular plurals

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STEPS

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

LEARNERS ACTIVITY

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Week 1

The teacher revises the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by defining irregular plurals

Irregular plurals are nouns that do not follow the regular pattern of simply adding -s or -es to form the plural. Instead, their plural forms often involve changes to the word's spelling, vowel changes, or completely different words.

Learners observe, learn and participate

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Week 2

The teacher gives examples of words with irregular plurals

Examples of Irregular Plurals:

1.   Man → Men

o    Example: One man, two men.

2.   Woman → Women

o    Example: She saw several women at the event.

3.   Child → Children

o    Example: The children are playing in the yard.

4.   Foot → Feet

o    Example: I wore my new shoes on both feet.

5.   Tooth → Teeth

o    Example: The dentist examined my teeth.

6.   Mouse → Mice

o    Example: The house was infested with mice.

7.   Goose → Geese

o    Example: The geese flew south for the winter.

8.   Person → People

o    Example: Only one person attended the meeting, but many people came later.

9.   Ox → Oxen

o    Example: The farmer uses oxen to plow the field.

10.                Cactus → Cacti

o    Example: There are several cacti in the desert.

Other Types of Irregular Plurals:

• Some words change their internal vowels:
• Man → Men
• Foot → Feet
• Some words are the same in both singular and plural form:
• Sheep → Sheep
• Deer → Deer
• Fish → Fish (though "fishes" can be used to refer to multiple species of fish)
• Some words from foreign languages retain their original plural forms:
• Crisis → Crises
• Analysis → Analyses
• Phenomenon → Phenomena

Learners observe, learn and participate

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EVALUATION

The Learners are asked to

1.   Define irregular plurals

2.   Give examples of words with irregular plurals

- Learners observe, learn and participate

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CLASS-WORK

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 177-178 1-10 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2

Learners observe, learn and participate

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ASSIGNMENT

Learners are asked to answer the exercise on page 178 1-10 of the New Concept English for Junior Secondary School 2

Learners participate

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CONCLUSION

The teacher marks their books, corrects it and commends the Learners