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Singular and Plural Nouns
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Add –s to make most singular nouns plural.
Rule Add –s to make most singular nouns plural.
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Examples girl girls tortoise tortoises camera cameras
computer computers
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Add –es to nouns ending in s, z, ch, x, ss and sh.
Rule Add –es to nouns ending in s, z, ch, x, ss and sh.
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Examples class classes bush bushes beach beaches fox foxes
church churches
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When a noun ends with a y preceeded by a vowel add –s.
Rule When a noun ends with a y preceeded by a vowel add –s.
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Examples day days monkey monkeys donkey donkeys valley valleys
play plays
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Rule When a noun ends with a y preceeded by a consonant, change y to i and add –es.
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Examples puppy puppies kitty kitties daisy daisies canary canaries
bunny bunnies guppy guppies
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When a noun ends with an o preceeded by a vowel, add –s.
Rule When a noun ends with an o preceeded by a vowel, add –s.
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Examples cameo cameos studio studios stereo stereos radio radios
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When a noun ends with an o preceeded by a consonant, usually add –es.
Rule When a noun ends with an o preceeded by a consonant, usually add –es.
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Examples hero heroes potato potatoes echo echoes
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just add –s. But sometimes …
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Examples zero zeros photo photos piano pianos
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Rule When a noun ends with an f or fe usually change the f to v and add –es.
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Examples leaf leaves life lives half halves knife knives
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just add –s. But sometimes…
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Examples roof roofs chief chiefs belief beliefs
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So… Let’s play a game
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
donkey
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answer donkeys
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
thief
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answer thieves
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
sky
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answer skies
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
branch
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answer branches
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
dress
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answer dresses
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
fox
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answer foxes
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
circus
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answer circuses
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
match
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answer matches
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
ash
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answer ashes
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
wish
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answer wishes
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
potato
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answer potatoes
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
loaf
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answer loaves
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
hero
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answer heroes
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
shelf
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answer shelves
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
toy
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answer toys
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
country
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answer countries
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Give the plural form of the singular noun
valley
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answer valleys
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