MAKING NOUNS PLURAL

PLURAL NOUNS A plural form of a noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular. 1.trees 2.hat 3.desks 4.books 5.school 6.bus

RULE 1 Most common nouns form their plurals by adding s. wave – waves hat – hats student – students

RULE 2 If the word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh, add es: glass – glasses church – churches box – boxes bush – bushes ax - axes

RULE 3 If the word ends in y and there’s a consonant before the y, change the y to i and add es: party – parties candy - candies

RULE 4 If the word ends in y and there’s a vowel before the y, add s: play – plays monkey - monkeys

RULE 5 If the word ends in o, usually add s or es: hero – heroes potato – potatoes kangaroo - kangaroos

RULE 6 If a noun ends in f or fe, change the f or fe to ves: calf - calves Knife - knives

Some nouns do not change at all when made plural Nouns that stay the same: moose deer species sheep series swine