count animals how many

3. GENERAL RULE:
NOUNS ADD -S
SINGULAR PLURAL
1 CAT 2 CATS
1 PENGUIN 5 PENGUINS
1 COW 8 COWS
1 SNAKE 20 SNAKES
1 STORK 50 STORKS
FOR NOUNS THAT END IN –CH,
-X, -SH, -S, ADD -ES
SINGULAR PLURAL
1 LYNX 6 LYNXES
1 FOX 7 FOXES
1 WALRUS 9 WALRUSES
1 OSTRICH 70 OSTRICHES
1 FISH
200 FISHES
(BABIES)

4. SOME NOUNS HAVE
DIFFERENT PLURAL NAMES
SINGULAR PLURAL
1 OX 3 OXEN
1 MOUSE 30 MICE
1 OCTOPUS 40 OCTOPI (OR
OCTOPUSES)
1 GOOSE 300 GEESE
A FEW NOUNS HAVE THE SAME
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NAMES
SINGULAR PLURAL
1 FISH 12 FISH
1 SHEEP 99 SHEEP
1 DEER 43 DEER
1 REINDEER 130 REINDEER

5. HOW MANY… ARE THERE?
THERE IS A SALAMANDER =
THERE IS ONE SALAMANDER
THERE ARE TWO ELEPHANTS
(SINGULAR)
(PLURAL)

6. HOW MANY WOMBATS ARE THERE?
THERE ARE FIVE WOMBATS THERE IS ONE WOMBAT

7. HOW MANY ANTS ARE THERE?
THERE ARE MANY ANTS/ THERE ARE LOTS OF ANTS

8. HOW MANY… ARE THERE?
THERE IS 1…
THERE ARE …

9. HOW MANY… ARE THERE?