Grammar: Irregular Plural Formation for Primary 2

Class: Primary 2
Term: First Term
Week: 8
Age: 7 years
Duration: 45 minutes
Subject: English Studies
Curriculum Theme: Grammatical Accuracy
Previous Lesson: Writing: Short and Simple Words
Topic: Grammar: Irregular Plural Formation
Subject Matter: Irregular plurals -Simple irregular formation e.g. Man-men child –children

Specific Objectives

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

Cognitive Domain

• Identify words that form irregular plurals.
• State the irregular plural forms of common nouns like ‘man’ and ‘child’.
• Form irregular plurals from given singular nouns.

Affective Domain

• Participate actively in class discussions on irregular plurals.
• Appreciate the different ways nouns can form plurals.

Psychomotor Domain

• Reproduce in writing examples of irregular plurals.
• Write the correct irregular plural forms of words.

Reference Materials

The following resources were used in planning this lesson:

• 2014 9 Years Basic Education Curriculum
• Relevant State Unified Scheme of Work
• FCT ERC/NAPPS Scheme of work

Instructional Materials

The teacher will teach this lesson with the aid of:

• Chart showing singular and irregular plural nouns
• Flashcards with examples of irregular plurals (e.g., man/men, child/children)
• Pupils’ notebooks

Rationale for the Lesson

This lesson is important for pupils to understand that not all nouns form their plurals by simply adding ‘s’ or ‘es’. Learning irregular plurals helps pupils develop grammatical accuracy and improves their written and spoken English, enabling them to communicate more effectively.

Prerequisite/Previous Knowledge

Pupils have learned about regular plural formation (adding ‘s’ or ‘es’) in previous lessons.

Lesson Content/Board Summary

Irregular Plural Formation

Irregular plurals are words that do not follow the usual rule of adding ‘s’ or ‘es’ to form their plural. Instead, they change their spelling in different ways.

Examples of Irregular Plurals

Here are some common examples of irregular plurals:

1. Man – Men
2. Woman – Women
3. Child – Children
4. Foot – Feet
5. Tooth – Teeth
6. Mouse – Mice
7. Goose – Geese

Teaching Methods/Instructional Techniques

Discussion, Explanation, Demonstration, Guided Practice, Question and Answer, Individual Practice

Instructional Procedures

Step 1: Introduction

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Recalling/Engaging

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher greets the pupils and asks them to recall how they form plurals for words like ‘cat’ and ‘book’. The teacher then introduces that some words are special and do not follow this rule.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils respond by saying “cats” and “books” and listen attentively to the introduction.

Learning Point: Regular plural recall

Step 2: Introduction to Irregular Plurals

Time: 8 minutes

Teaching Skill: Explanation/Demonstration

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher explains that some words change completely when they become plural. These are called irregular plurals. The teacher shows a chart or flashcard with “Man” and “Men” and explains the change.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen to the explanation and observe the chart/flashcards, repeating the words after the teacher.

Learning Point: Concept of irregular plurals

Step 3: Exploring “Man” and “Men”

Time: 7 minutes

Teaching Skill: Visual Aid/Drill

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher focuses on “Man” and “Men”, writing them on the board. The teacher uses sentences to illustrate: “One man is walking.” “Two men are walking.” The teacher asks pupils to identify the singular and plural forms.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils observe the words on the board, listen to the sentences, and identify “man” as singular and “men” as plural.

Learning Point: Man-men plural form

Step 4: Exploring “Child” and “Children”

Time: 7 minutes

Teaching Skill: Guided Practice

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces “Child” and “Children” using flashcards. The teacher guides pupils to say “one child” and “many children”. The teacher provides simple sentences for pupils to complete with the correct plural form.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils repeat the words, practice saying them in sentences, and complete the sentences with the correct plural forms.

Learning Point: Child-children plural form

Step 5: More Irregular Plural Examples

Time: 6 minutes

Teaching Skill: Elaboration/Examples

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher introduces a few more simple irregular plurals like “foot-feet” and “tooth-teeth” using flashcards or by writing them on the board. The teacher asks pupils to repeat the singular and plural forms.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils repeat the new irregular plural pairs and try to use them in short phrases.

Learning Point: Additional irregular plurals

Step 6: Individual Practice

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Application

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher writes a few singular irregular nouns on the board (e.g., woman, mouse, goose) and asks pupils to write their plural forms in their notebooks.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils attempt to write the plural forms of the given words in their notebooks.

Learning Point: Irregular plural practice

Step 7: Evaluation/Review

Time: 5 minutes

Teaching Skill: Questioning/Assessment

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher evaluates the learning by asking the following questions:

1. What is the plural of ‘man’?
2. What is the plural of ‘child’?
3. Give two examples of words that form irregular plurals.
4. How are irregular plurals different from regular plurals?

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils answer orally and in writing.

Learning Point: Irregular plural identification

Step 8: Note-Taking

Time: 4 minutes

Teaching Skill: Guided Writing

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher guides pupils to copy the essential Board Summary notes on irregular plural formation and examples into their notebooks.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils copy the notes carefully into their notebooks.

Learning Point: Recording lesson notes

Step 9: Conclusion

Time: 2 minutes

Teaching Skill: Summarising

Teacher’s Activity: The teacher briefly reminds pupils that some words have special plural forms that they need to learn and practice. The teacher encourages them to look for more examples in their storybooks.

Pupils’ Activity: Pupils listen and acknowledge the importance of learning irregular plurals.

Learning Point: Importance of irregular plurals

Continuous Assessment/Further Study

Type: Homework
Instruction: Write the plural form for each of these words:

1. foot
2. tooth
3. woman
4. mouse
5. goose

Lesson Keywords

• Plural – meaning more than one.
• Irregular – not following the usual rules.
• Singular – meaning only one.

Differentiation

Support: Provide flashcards with pictures for each irregular plural pair for visual learners. Allow struggling pupils to work in pairs to complete practice exercises. Focus on only the core examples (man-men, child-children) for those finding it difficult.
Extension: Challenge advanced pupils to find other irregular plural words in their reading books or to use the learned irregular plurals in short sentences.

Suggested Lesson Videos

Search on YouTube for: “Primary 2 irregular plurals grammar” or “irregular plural nouns for kids”