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plural nouns
Natalya Mezenina
Created on October 6, 2022
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Plural nouns
Rule 1
to make the plural we usually add -s- to the noun
apple - apples
desk - desks
book - books
house - houses
pen - pens
dog- dogs
name - names
bird - birds
cat - cats
Rule 2
Nouns ending in -ch, sh, s, ss, z, x, o + - es
box -boxes
fox -foxes
dress - dresses
BUT:
peach - peaches
kilos
glass - glasses
watch - watches
photos
class - classes
bench - benches
radios
mango -mangoes
dish - dishes
zoos
tomato-tomatoes
pianos
bush - bushes
videos
potato - potatoes
brush- brushes
Rule 3
Nouns ending in: consonant + y vowel + y
ies
toy - toys
baby - babies
boy - boys
story - stories
day - days
lady - ladies
key - keys
city - cities
Rule 4
Nouns ending in: -f- , -fe-
ves
BUT:
scarf - scarves
life - lives
roofs
leaf - leaves
cliffs
knife - knives
wolf- wolves
chefs
wife - wives
handkerchiefs
shelf - shelves
No changes
singular = plural
scarf - scarves
swine - swine
deer - deer
series -series
sheep - sheep
species-species
moose - moose
Irregular nouns
mouse - mice
man - men
foot - feet
woman - women
goose - geese
child - children
tooth - teeth
person - people
leafs
leaf
leaves
leafes
cherrys
cherry
cherries
cherres
foxs
fox
foxes
foxies
tomatos
tomato
tomatoes
tomatoies
babys
baby
babyes
babies
moose
moose
mooses
moosies
toys
toy
toyes
toies
apples
apple
applees
applies
Write the plural form (click to check)
1.box 2. butterfly 3. child 4. foot 5. story 6. knife 7. man 8. tooth
boxes
houses
9. house 10. car 11.deer 12. goose 13. moose 14. pen 15. watch 16.cherry
butterflies
cars
children
deer
feet
geese
stories
moose
knives
pens
men
watches
teeth