Plurals There are different ways to pluralize words. The following are a few examples : s- to pluralize most nouns just add –s boy - boys bed - beds book - books day - days car - cars
es- if a word ends in a hissing, buzzing or double consonant horse - horses prize - prizes box - boxes fox - foxes class - classes
ves- if a word ends in f calf - calves elf - elves half - halves knife - knives scarf - scarves loaf - loaves self - selves thief - thieves wife - wives
os - oes photo - photos piano - pianos tattoo - tattoos zoo - zoos hero - heroes potato - potatoes tomato - tomatoes
Word change man - men woman - women mouse - mice tooth - teeth child - children person - people goose - geese
N o change deer moose fish sheep spaghetti macaroni
ies – if a word ends in a consonant + y (vowel +y=add s) lady- ladies study- studies baby- babies bully- bullies fry- fries family- families city- cities
rod____________story candy____________hoof cactus____________play spider____________illness human____________address eye____________chief
ranch____________grocery crowd____________torch breath____________quality success____________foot company____________tax class____________leaf sky____________branch army____________penny ability____________goose