What are the rules for making nouns plural? Plural Nouns What are the rules for making nouns plural?

Nouns that end in Y If there is a vowel before the Y, just add s Examples: Day Days Pulley Pulleys If there is a consonant before the Y, drop the Y and add –ies Penny Pennies Try Tries

Nouns that end in s, sh, ch, or x If the word ends in s, sh, ch, or x just add –es Examples: Glass Glasses Dish Dishes Watch Watches Box Boxes

Nouns that end in f or fe If the word ends in f or fe, change the f or fe to a v and add –es Examples: Knife Knives Calf Calves Half Halves Wolf Wolves Shelf Shelves Leaf Leaves

Nouns that change spelling Some nouns have different spellings for their plural forms Examples: Man Men Woman Women Child Children Mouse Mice Goose Geese Foot Feet

Nouns that do not change spelling Some nouns do not change spelling when they become plurals Examples: Deer Deer Sheep Sheep Trout Trout

You try some  Ladder _______________ Riddle________________ Brush________________ Body_________________ Circus________________ Calf__________________ Inch__________________ Jacket________________ Leaf__________________ Ox___________________ Branch_______________ Man_________________ Trout_________________ Chief_________________ Duty_________________ Array_________________

And some more……….. School_______________ Box__________________ Trick_________________ Gas__________________ Berry_________________ Party_________________ Lunch________________ Geese________________ Deer_________________ Knife_________________ Munch_______________ Radish________________ Horse________________ Fish__________________ Die___________________ Bus__________________ Fox__________________ Half__________________