Task : Discuss in pairs how forests are useful to us. Later, mention at least two things that forests give us under each category.

a) Food items : fruits, medicine, meat

b) Shelter to animals : den, cave, tree

c) Fuel / other things : firewood, timber, water

Words to Know :

sprinting : running very fast, ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಓಡು

authority : people who have power, ಅಧಿಕಾರ

complain : express dissatisfaction about something, ದೂರು, ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆಮಾಡು

delighted : happy, ಸಂತೋಷ, ಪರಮಾನಂದ

appreciate : praise, ಪ್ರಶಂಸೆ

community : ಸಮುದಾಯ

sprinting : running very fast, ವೇಗವಾಗಿ ಓಡು
authority : people who have power, ಅಧಿಕಾರ
complain : express dissatisfaction about something, ದೂರು, ಆಕ್ಷೇಪಣೆಮಾಡು
delighted : happy, ಸಂತೋಷ, ಪರಮಾನಂದ
appreciate : praise, ಪ್ರಶಂಸೆ
community : ಸಮುದಾಯ

The Child Who Saved the Forest

Prem lived with his parents in a village near Bandipur forest
His mother asked ‘What is the natter Prem?”
Prem heard that many trees in the forest will be cut down
Where will the animals and birds go if the the trees are cut ?
Where will the animals and birds go if the the trees are cut ?
Prem and his friend discussed about saving the forest
Prem wrote a letter to the President of Gramsabha
And requested his parents and their friends to sign on it.
Very soon he got a reply from the President of Gramsabha
That evening Prem went back to the village and assured the villagers that nothing would happen to the forest and the animals.
Now the plants, animals and birds will be safe.

Competency : Numbers

Singular and Plural Noun

Number

A noun which is used for only one person or thing is said to be in the Singular Number

Example: girl, man, child, pen, table, chair etc.

A noun which is used for more than one person or thing is said to be in the Plural Number

Example: girls, men, children, pens tables, chairs etc.

Rules Of Forming The Plural Of Nouns

Rule 1 : Most Singular Nouns form their Plurals by adding – ‘s.’

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Rule 2 : Nouns that ends in –s, -ss, -x, -sh, or –ch form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular

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Rule 3 : Noun that ends in –y, and the –y has a consonant before it, its Plural is formed by changing –y into –ies; as,

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Rule 4 : But if the Noun ends in –y, and the –y has a vowel before it, its Plural is formed by adding –s to the Singular

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Rule 5 : Noun that ends in –f or –fe form their Plurals by changing –f or –fe into –ves

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But the following Nouns form their Plurals by simply adding –s to the Singular

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Rule 6 : Nouns that ends in –o, if they have a consonant before them, generally form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular

Rule 7 : The following Nouns form their Plurals by a change of the inside vowel

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Rule 8 : The following Nouns form their Plurals in –en or –ren

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Rule 9 : Compound Noun and their Plurals

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Rule 10 : The following Nouns have the same form for the Plural as for the Singular.

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Rule 11 : The following Nouns are always Singular:

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Rule 12 : The following Nouns are always Plural:

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Rule 13 : When the subject changes from Singular to Plural the Predicate of the sentence must change too.

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Video Lesson

Samveda – 5th – English Second Language – The Child Who Saved the Forest (Part 1 of 2)
Samveda – 5th – English Second Language – The Child Who Saved the Forest (Part 2 of 2)
5th standard English | the child who saved the forest | Unit-3 | 5th std English summary in Kannada
The child who saved the Forest | Unit 3 | 5th standard English

Grammar : Numbers

Number Nouns Grade 5
Nouns – Singular and Plural | English Grammar
Types of Nouns | Grammar for Kids | Grade 5

Question and Answers || Vocabulary

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