1. Singular and Plural
Nouns

2. A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.
A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

3. To form the plural of most nouns, just add -s.
cups desks hands fossils
toys cats plates hands
jaws bears papers pencils
drums eyes legs shoes

4. When the singular ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z, add -es.
address - addresses
dish - dishes
church - churches
fox - foxes
buzz - buzzes
match - matches
class - classes

5. When the singular ends in o, add, -s.
stereo - stereos
radio - radios
solo - solos
piano - pianos
EXCEPTIONS
echoes, heroes, potatoes, tomatoes

6. When the singular noun ends in y, with a consonant before it, change the y to i and add -es.
butterfly - butterflies
army - armies
diary - diaries
country - countries
treaty - treaties
family - families

7. Chief - chiefs calf - calves safe - safes shelf -shelves
For most nouns ending in f or fe, add -s. For some nouns ending in f or fe, however, change the f to v and add -es.
Chief - chiefs calf - calves
safe - safes shelf -shelves
roof - roofs leaf - leaves
belief - beliefs life - lives
cuff - cuffs wife - wives
self - selfs loaf - loaves
reef - reefs wolf -wolves

8. Some nouns are the same for both singular and plural.
deer
sheep
trout
moose
bass

9. Some nouns form their plurals in special ways.
Child - children
tooth - teeth
man - men
goose - geese
mouse - mice
foot - feet

10. Write the plural for each of the following nouns
tooth class
trout match
box country
monkey drum
tomato auto
leaf woman