One book is singular. Two or more books are plural. Many plural nouns add s.
Some nouns change differently: child becomes children. Learn these with examples.
See it. Say it. Understand it.
Easy / Start here
one pencil → two pencils
එක පැන්සලක් හා පැන්සල් දෙකක්.
Moderate / Add a little
one box → three boxes
box හි බහු වචනය boxes ය.
Challenge / Try when ready
one child → two children
child හි බහු වචනය children ය; childs නොවේ.
Try it / පුහුණු වෙමු
Complete: one book → two ___. One box → four ___. One child → three ___.
හිස්තැන්වලට ගැළපෙන බහු වචන ලියන්න.
Check a possible answer / පිළිතුර බලන්න
books; boxes; children. Box adds es; child changes to children.
පිළිතුරු books, boxes, children ය; child සඳහා children යන වෙනස් රූපය යොදන්න.
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A noun can name a person, an animal, a place or a thing. ‘Pencil’, ‘teacher’ and ‘school’ are nouns. A singular noun names one; a plural noun names more than one. Many nouns add s: ‘book’ becomes ‘books’. We can say ‘one book’ and ‘two books’. The number helps us understand how many are meant.
Use a or an when introducing one countable thing: ‘a pencil’, ‘an eraser’. The choice follows the next sound, not simply the written letter. For familiar early words, learn the whole useful phrase. Some plurals do not use the usual s pattern, so ‘child’ becomes ‘children’. There is no need to memorise every unusual plural at once. First, notice the difference between one object and several objects in real classroom descriptions.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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These; That. Two books need these are; one distant bag needs that is.
පොත් දෙක නිසා These are ද, දුර එක බෑගයක් නිසා That is ද යොදන්න.
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‘This’ points to one thing near the speaker. ‘That’ points to one thing farther away. ‘These’ and ‘those’ do the same job for more than one thing. The verb changes too: ‘This is a bag’, but ‘These are bags’. The difference depends on both distance and number, so think about those two ideas before choosing the word.
An adult can place one book nearby and two books farther away. ‘This is a book’ describes the close object; ‘Those are books’ describes the distant group. In reading, these pointing words can refer to a picture or an object already mentioned. Do not choose the word only because a noun ends in s; first decide whether it really names one thing or several. Practise speaking the full phrase so the words work together naturally.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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Question words ask for different kinds of information. ‘What’ can ask about a thing: ‘What is this?’ ‘Who’ asks about a person: ‘Who is she?’ ‘Where’ asks about a place: ‘Where is the book?’ Listening for the first word helps us choose a useful answer instead of repeating the whole question.
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Easy / Start here
What is this? — A ruler.
Moderate / Add a little
Who is he? — My friend.
Challenge / Try when ready
Where is the bag? — Under the desk.
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Question words ask for different kinds of information. ‘What’ can ask about a thing: ‘What is this?’ ‘Who’ asks about a person: ‘Who is she?’ ‘Where’ asks about a place: ‘Where is the book?’ Listening for the first word helps us choose a useful answer instead of repeating the whole question.
A short answer is often enough in a real conversation: ‘A ruler’, ‘My teacher’ or ‘On the desk’. In writing practice, a complete answer may be requested, such as ‘It is on the desk.’ Read the instruction to see what is needed. Questions begin with a capital letter and end with a question mark. When a person asks something, wait until the question is finished and then answer the information they actually need.
වැඩි විස්තර අවශ්ය විට පමණක් මෙම කොටස කියවන්න.
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