Meervoude

Question 1

Make a SHORT VOWEL into meervoud:

e.g pan

Answer 1

Double the CONSONANT

E.G pan = panne

Question 2

Kop

Answer 2

Koppe

Question 3

Vis

Answer 3

Visse

Question 4

Ster

Answer 4

Sterre

Question 5

Make a TWIN VOWEL into meervoud:

e.g. Maan

Answer 5

Lose one vowel and add an E at the end

E.G. Maan = Mane

Question 6

Boot

Answer 6

Bote

Question 7

Muur

Answer 7

Mure

Question 8

Make a DOUBLE VOWEL into meervoud:

e.g. Dier

Answer 8

Add an E at the end

e.g. Dier = Diere

Question 9

Voet

Answer 9

Voete

Question 10

Huis

Answer 10

Huise

Question 11

Make DOUBLE CONSONANTS into meervoud:

e.g. Vark

Answer 11

Add an E at the end

e.g. Mark = Varke

Question 12

Dorp

Answer 12

Dorpe

Question 13

Present

Answer 13

Presente

Question 14

Ending in “IG” into meervoud:

e.g. Gesig

Answer 14

Add “TE” at the end

e.g. Gesig = Gesigte

Question 15

Lig

Answer 15

Ligte

Question 16

Plug (Vow)

Answer 16

Pligte

Question 17

Words that get ERS:

Answer 17

Kind = Kinder
Kalf = Kalwers
Lam = Lammers

Question 18

Words ending in OG into meervoud:

e.g. Oog

Answer 18

Oë (with double dots on E)

Question 19

Oorlog (war)

Answer 19

Oorloë

Question 20

Elmwood (elbow)

Answer 20

Elmboë

Question 21

Words ending in AG:

e.g. Vraag

Answer 21

Drop the G add an E

e.g. Vraag = Vrae

Question 22

Dag

Answer 22

Dae

Question 23

Vlag (flag)

Answer 23

Vlae

Question 24

Words that get ë:

Answer 24

Vlieg = Vlieë

Question 25

Ploeg

Answer 25

Ploeë

Question 26

Knie

Answer 26

Knieë

Question 27

See

Answer 27

Seë

Question 28

Words ending in ING:

e.g. Koning

Answer 28

Konings

Question 29

Piering

Answer 29

Pierings

Question 30

Piesang

Answer 30

Piesangs

Question 31

Leerling

Answer 31

Leerlinge !!! TRICKED YA … hahahaha

Question 32

Words ending in IE:

e.g. Baadjie

Answer 32

Add S

e.g. Baadjie = Baadjies

Question 33

Katjie

Answer 33

Katjies

Question 34

Hondjie

Answer 34

Hondjies

Question 35

Boompie

Answer 35

Boompies

Question 36

Short Vowel + f:

e.g. Gif

Answer 36

Drop the F add double wobbleyous….

e.g. Gif = Giwwe

Question 37

Stof

Answer 37

Stowwe

Question 38

Straf

Answer 38

Strawwe

Question 39

Ending in short vowel with emphasis on the VOWEL:

e.g. Ma

Answer 39

Add ‘s

Ma’s

Question 40

Foto

Answer 40

Foto’s

Question 41

Skadu

Answer 41

Skadu’s

Question 42

Short VOWEL ending Plus emphasis on first vowel:

e.g. OUpa

Answer 42

Oupas

Question 43

OUma

Answer 43

Oumas

Question 44

SOfa

Answer 44

Sofas

Question 45

Words that end in ‘HEID’:

e.g. besigheid (business)

Answer 45

Change HEID to HEDE

e.g. Besigheid = Besighede

Question 46

Moontlikheid (possibility)

Answer 46

Moontlikhede

Question 47

Moeilijkheid (trouble)

Answer 47

Moeilikhede

Question 48

Words ending in MAN:

e.g. Engelsman

Answer 48

Engelse

Question 49

Fransman

Answer 49

Franse

Question 50

Buurman

Answer 50

Bure

Question 51

Polisieman

Answer 51

Polisie

Question 52

In tests: How will you know they are looking for MEERVOUDE?

Answer 52

Look out for the following trick words:
Baie
Talle
Almal
Die hele land
Al die mense
Verskeie

Question 53

They might also leave out….

Answer 53

‘n