Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular Nouns principal toe pickle photograph

Rule Add s to most nouns to make them plural.

Plural Nouns principals toes pickles photographs

Singular Nouns peach toothbrush box dress

Rule Add es to most nouns ending in ch, sh, s, ss, z, or x.

Plural Nouns peaches toothbrushes boxes dresses

Singular Nouns story battery puppy

Rule If a noun ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add es.

Plural Nouns stories batteries puppies

Singular Nouns toy monkey day

Rule If a noun ends in a vowel and y, add s to make it plural.

Plural Nouns toys monkeys days

Singular Nouns leaf wife half wolf

Rule Some nouns ending in f or fe are made plural by changing the f to a v and adding es.

Plural Nouns leaves wives halves wolves

Singular Nouns roof handkerchief belief hoof

Rule Some nouns ending in f are made plural by adding s.

Plural Nouns roofs handkerchiefs beliefs hoofs

Singular Nouns radio stereo patio video

Rule Most nouns ending in o that have a vowel just before the o are made plural by adding s.

Plural Nouns radios stereos patios videos

Singular Nouns tomato potato tornado piano cello

Rule Some nouns ending in o that have a consonant just before the o are made plural by adding es, but with others you just add s.

Plural Nouns tomatoes potatoes tornadoes pianos cellos

Singular Nouns child mouse man

Rule A few nouns have irregular plural forms where you change the whole word.

Plural Nouns children mice men

Singular Nouns foot tooth goose

Rule In a few nouns, you need to change the oo to ee to make the words plural.

Plural Nouns feet teeth geese

Singular Nouns sheep trout fish deer moose

Rule A few nouns have the same form for both the singular and plural form.

Plural Nouns sheep trout fish deer moose