FORMING PLURALS Most nouns Nouns ending in ss, sh, ch, x tomato, potato, mango Nouns ending in consonant + y Nouns ending in f, fe Add s Add es (e.g. dishes, classes) Add es Change y to ies (e.g. babies) Change f, ve to ves (e.g. wolf > wolves) BUT cliff > cliffs, chef > chefs

SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus

SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children

SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet

SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet mice

SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet mice oxen

SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet mice oxen geese

SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet mice oxen geese alumni

PLURAL THE SAME AS SINGULAR ONE SHEEP TWO SHEEP ONE FISH TWO FISH There is also a plural `fishes’ but this is rather old-fashioned now ONE DEER TWO DEER

NOUNS THAT ARE ALWAYS PLURAL CLASSES SPECTACLES SCISSORS TROUSERS COMPASSES We can count these by using the phrase `a pair of’ (e.g. two pairs of scissors)

UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS These cannot be used with `a’ but always go with a singular verb Homework is fun! Furniture is expensive We can count them only by adding phrases like `piece of’ A piece of rubbish Two pieces of furniture Three news items