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Rules for Plural Nouns
When we are talking about two or more people, animals, places or things,
we have to make the countable nouns plural.
1.- Plural nouns usually end in s.
Singular
|
Plural
|
lamp
|
lamps
|
worker
|
workers
|
hawk
|
hawks
|
place
|
places
|
rope
|
Ropes
|
2.- When the last letters of singular nouns are ch, sh,o, s or x, you usually add es
to form the plural.
Singular
|
Plural
|
branch
|
branches
|
brush
|
brushes
|
flash
|
flashes
|
bus
|
buses
|
address
|
addresses
|
box
|
boxes
|
fox
|
foxes
|
potato
|
potatoes
|
3.- With some nouns that end in y, we form the plural by
changing the y to i, and adding es.
Singular
|
Plural
|
lady
|
ladies
|
baby
|
babies
|
4.-However, if there is a vowel before the y (ay,
ey, oy), we just add s to form the plural.
Singular
|
Plural
|
bay
|
bays
|
way
|
ways
|
key
|
keys
boy boys |
5.-With some
nouns ending in f, the plural ending is ves. We
change f to v, and add es.
Singular
|
Plural
|
leaf
|
leaves
|
wolf
|
wolves
|
wife wives
6.-The plural of some nouns is the same as the singular.
Singular
|
Plural
|
deer
|
deer
|
fish
|
fish
|
salmon
|
salmon
|
reindeer
|
reindeer
|
sheep
|
sheep
|
7.- The plural form of some nouns is different from the singular form.
Singular
|
Plural
|
goose
|
geese
|
foot
|
feet
|
ox
|
oxen
|
child
|
children
|
woman
|
women
|
man
|
men
|
mouse
|
mice
PERSON PEOPLE |