Irregular Plurals

Form most nouns add “s” book - books idea - ideas student - students camera - cameras shoe - shoes

For nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh, add “es”. tax – taxes class - classes wish – wishes branch - branches boss – bosses fox – foxes

For nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant, change the y to “ie” and add “s”. country – countries baby - babies pony – ponies family - families

For nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel by adding “s”. tray – trays monkey - monkeys

Some nouns ending in f or fe add “s” Some nouns ending in f or fe add “s”. For others change the f or fe to “v” and add “es”. thief – thieves belief – believes half - halves

For nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel add “s”. decoy – decoys alley - alleys

The plural of many nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant is formed by adding “es”. hero – heroes tomato – tomatoes

The plural of a few nouns is formed in irregular ways. mouse – mice foot – feet goose – geese mother-in-law – mothers-in-law drive-in – drive-ins deer – deer fish - fish

Form plurals of numerals, dates, signs, and words referred to as words by adding “’s”. A – A’s

Directions: Spell the plural form of each of the following nouns. monkey trophy diary hoof Sioux basketball Japanese son-in-law car pool sit-up

Directions: Spell the plural form of each of the following nouns. monkeys trophies diaries hooves Sioux basketballs Japanese sons-in-law car pools sit-ups