Topic 3:4 Plural Endings

Textbook Activity

I. Objective 4: Distinguish plural endings from singular endings. (p. 78)

Since many medical terms end with Greek and Latin suffixes, forming plurals for these terms is not as easy as with the English language, in which plurals are formed by adding an s or es at the end of the word.

Read the content and complete the exercises. (pp. 78,79)

Check your answers using the Answer Key, Appendix C, at the back of your textbook.