Making Nouns Plural

Rules for making nouns plural Nouns ending in s, ch, sh and x ---- add -es

Nouns ending in y Remove the y and add -ies

Nouns ending in y with a vowel before it. Add s e.g. Monkey- monkeys trolley - trolleys

Nouns ending in o Add –es tomato – tomatoes hero - heroes

Nouns ending in f or fe Change f or fe into –ves Leaf –leaves shelf- shelves

Nouns ending in o or oo Add –s e.g. cello – cellos bamboo - bamboos

Irregular plurals Vowel change – woman – women foot- feet No change sheep– sheep fish – fish New words person – people mouse – mice No plural forms news, politics No singular form pants, scissors, pajamas