English FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

14 ARTICLES, SPELLING, PLURALS

May 2013

I. Complete these sentences with a or an.

1.Marty Cruz is a secretary.

2.Marty’s father is _______ restaurant manager, and her mother is _______ housewife.

3.Her brother Ricardo is _______ electrician, and his wife is _______ nurse.

4.Her sister Anna is _______ actress.

5.Her sister Chris is _______ police officer, and Chris’s husband is _______ teacher.

6.Marty’s ex-husband, George, is _______ telephone operator. He’s also _______ football coach.

II. Ask what your classmates do.

A:What kind of work do you do?

B:I … What do you do?

A: I …

Develop Your Vocabulary

I’m a factory worker.

I work in a hotel.

I don’t have a job right now.

III. Study the spelling.

add -s to most nouns	electrician	electricians
add -es after s and ch	actress	actresses
	coach	coaches
after a consonant change y	secretary	secretaries
to i and add -es
change f to v and add -s	housewife	housewives

IV. Write the plural of these words.

Singular	Plural
an accountant	_______________
a waitress	_______________
an employee	_______________
a nurse	_______________
V. Note these exceptions.
Singular	Plural
a child	children
a man	men
a woman	women

VI. Ask questions about the people at the Grand Hotel.

Example:

Who’s that?

That’s Julie Washington.

A:Who’s that?

B:That’s Julie Washington.

A:Is she an employee at the hotel?

B:Yes, she is. She’s a receptionist.

A:And who are they?

B:They’re Mr. and Mrs. Alvarez.

A:Are they employees at the hotel?

B:No, they aren’t. They’re guests.