Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular Nouns Singular means ONE.

Plural Nouns Plural means MANY.

Rule #1 To change the singular form of a word to it’s plural form, we usually add a “s” to the end of the word. Examples girl girls tortoise tortoises camera cameras monkey monkeys

Rule #2 If the singular form of the word ends with “s”, “ss”, “x”, “zz”,”ch”, or “sh” then add “es” to the end of the word. Examples moss mosses bush bushes beach beaches fox foxes ditch ditches

Rule #3 If the form of the word ends with “y” and the preceding letter is a vowel, then to change it to its plural form, add “s” to the end of the word. Example: boy + s = boys

Rule 4 If the singular form of a word ends with “y” and its preceding letter is a consonant, replace the “y” with and “i” and add “es” to the end of the word. Examples puppy puppies baby babies daisy daisies bunny bunnies guppy guppies

kangaroo + s = kangaroos Rule 5 If the singular form of the word ends with the letter “o” and its preceding letter is a vowel, add “s” to the end of the word. Example radio + s =radios kangaroo + s = kangaroos

Rule #6 If the singular for of a word ends with the letter “o” and its preceding letter is a consonant, then to change it to its plural form, add “es” to the end of the word. Example potato + es =potatoes

Rule #7 If the singular form of a word ends with the letters “fe” or “f”, then to change it to its plural form, replace “fe” with “ves”. Example: knife + ves = knives

Exception 2 Some words remain exactly the same when changing from singular to plural. deer deer

Exception Some words modify their spelling when changing from singular to plural. Man Men

houses baby church tables books bus Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular. houses baby church tables books bus

Can you make these nouns plural? half piano spy brush