How to change a singular noun into a plural noun examples
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS
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SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS
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Singular and Plural nouns -s, -es,or -ies and Irregular Plural nouns examples
- How to make the noun plural by adding -s
- How to make the noun plural by adding -es
- How to make the noun plural by adding -ies
- Irregular Plural Nouns (doesn't have a rule )
How to make the noun plural by adding -s
REGULAR
NOUNS
Most singular nouns form the plural by
adding -s.
EXAMPLES:
Singular
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Plural
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boat
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boats
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house
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houses
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| Regular plural noun examples by adding -s |
•A
singular noun ending in s, x, z, ch,
sh makes
the plural by adding-es.
EXAMPLES:
Singular
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Plural
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bus
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buses
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wish
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wishes
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pitch
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pitches
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box
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boxes
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Note:
There’s one exception to this rule. If
the -ch the ending is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound, you add -s rather than -es:
Stomach - Stomachs
•A
singular noun ending in a consonant and then y makes
the plural by dropping the y and adding-ies.
EXAMPLES
Singular
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Plural
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penny
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pennies
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spy
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spies
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baby
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babies
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city
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cities
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daisy
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daisies
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Irregular Plural Nouns (doesn't have a rule )
•There
are some irregular plural nouns. The most common ones are listed below.
Singular
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Plural
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woman
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women
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man
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men
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child
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children
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tooth
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teeth
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foot
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feet
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person
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people
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leaf
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leaves
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mouse
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mice
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goose
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geese
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half
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halves
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knife
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knives
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wife
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wives
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life
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lives
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elf
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elves
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loaf
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loaves
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potato
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potatoes
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tomato
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tomatoes
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