Listening Prompts

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Tricky Plurals

Questions

  1. Comprehension:
    What did the librarian notice was missing, and what did she suspect happened?

  2. Language Focus:
    Identify three irregular plural nouns from the passage. What are their singular forms, and how do the plural forms break the usual “+s” rule?

  3. Discussion:
    Irregular plurals can be confusing because they don’t follow a pattern. How do you remember tricky ones like mice, geese, or children when speaking or writing?

PIE Information:

  1. P - Pronunciation

    Read the following words aloud:

    shelves – 1 syllable

    books – 1 syllable

    mice – 1 syllable

    geese – 1 syllable

    toys – 1 syllable

    puzzles – 2 syllables

  2. I - Intonation

    Notice the difference between regular and irregular plural endings.

  3. E - Expression

    Read with curiosity to match the librarian’s discovery.