Let's see what comes to mind — no notes, and don't worry about mistakes.
You already know how to talk about more than one thing. Complete this sentence:
"I have one book on my desk. My sister has five on her desk."
Have a go out loud: say two things you have more than one of at home — chairs, cups, windows, anything you like.
Ana: How many people are coming to your party?
Marco: About ten, I think. My sisters are coming, and their children too.
Ana: Nice! Are the men from your football team coming as well?
Marco: Yes, they are.
Look again at what Marco says. "Sisters", "children" and "men" are all more than one. Which of these words does not just add -s? Say your idea out loud before you check.
For people and things — when there's more than one, most nouns change in a regular way. A few don't.
Three everyday sentences:
Before you check: what's different about "feet" compared to "brothers" and "boxes"?
1. I have one watch.
Now compare with your sister: "I have one watch. My sister has two ."
2. One child is playing in the park.
Look again a minute later: "Now three are playing in the park."
3. One person is waiting outside.
More arrive: "Now five are waiting outside."
Say three plural nouns about your family or your home — don't reuse "brothers", "boxes" or "feet".
Instead of repeating a name again and again, use a short word for the person or thing doing the action.
Three everyday sentences, said twice:
Look at the bold words. What job do they do in the sentence?
Once it's clear who you mean, English almost always shortens it to a subject pronoun.
1. My sister loves music.
Say more about her: " plays the guitar every day."
2. Tom and I go to the same school.
Continue the story: " walk together every morning."
3. The keys are on the table.
Add more information: " are next to my bag."
Talk about your family. Say three sentences, but instead of using names, use he, she or they: "My brother is a teacher. He..."
Now the short word comes after the verb — for the person or thing that receives the action, not the one doing it.
Where do the bold words sit — before the verb, like in the last tab, or after it? What are they doing?
"My teacher" is female, so once it's clear who you mean, it becomes "her" — never "she" after the verb.
1. I saw my grandmother yesterday.
Continue the story: "I called this morning."
2. My cousins are visiting this weekend.
Make plans: "I'm meeting at the station."
3. Our neighbour helped my dad and me yesterday.
Explain what happened: "She helped carry the boxes."
Think of three people in your life — family, friends, colleagues. Say what someone did FOR them or WITH them, using him, her, us or them: "My friend helped me, so I thanked..."
Time to talk about your own family or friends — plurals and pronouns together.
Think about your family, or a group of friends. Try to answer:
Tell it all out loud for one minute.
Write a short message (3–5 sentences) to a friend about your family or friends. Use at least one plural noun, one subject pronoun (he, she, we, they) and one object pronoun (him, her, us, them, me) — the checker will tell you which ones it finds.
Real conversation mixes plurals and pronouns together. Here everything's mixed — you decide.
Each sentence has one grammar mistake. Rewrite the whole sentence correctly.
1. "I have two childs."
2. "There are many peoples in the shop."
3. "I saw she at the market."
4. "Him is my brother."
5. Look at that man over there. "___ is waving at us."
6. My mum made sandwiches for the trip. "We ate ___ on the train."
One-minute challenge: describe your family or your friend group. Say how many people there are, then talk about them using he, she, we, they, him, her, us and them. Try not to use the same pronoun twice in a row.
1. Complete with "a" or "an": "I'd like apple, please."
2. Say it out loud: what's the difference between using "a/an" and using "the"? Give one example of each.
3. One woman is standing at the bus stop.
A minute later: "Now three are standing at the bus stop."
4. My aunt and uncle are travelling this summer.
Add the plan: " are visiting Spain."
5. My friends invited me to their house.
Finish the story: "I thanked before I left."
Which practice helped you most today — fixing the mistakes, choosing the right pronoun, or the speaking tasks? Say why you think that one worked for you.
At the start we said: plural nouns, subject pronouns and object pronouns, so you can talk about people and things in your life. Tick what's true: