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FORMING PLURALS Most nouns Nouns ending in ss, sh, ch, x
tomato, potato, mango Nouns ending in consonant + y Nouns ending in f, fe Add s Add es (e.g. dishes, classes) Add es Change y to ies (e.g. babies) Change f, ve to ves (e.g. wolf > wolves) BUT cliff > cliffs, chef > chefs
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SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus
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SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children
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SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet
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SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet mice
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SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet mice
oxen
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SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet mice
oxen geese
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SPECIAL PLURALS child foot mouse ox goose alumnus children feet mice
oxen geese alumni
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PLURAL THE SAME AS SINGULAR
ONE SHEEP TWO SHEEP ONE FISH TWO FISH There is also a plural `fishes’ but this is rather old-fashioned now ONE DEER TWO DEER
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NOUNS THAT ARE ALWAYS PLURAL
CLASSES SPECTACLES SCISSORS TROUSERS COMPASSES We can count these by using the phrase `a pair of’ (e.g. two pairs of scissors)
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UNCOUNTABLE NOUNS These cannot be used with `a’ but always go with a singular verb Homework is fun! Furniture is expensive We can count them only by adding phrases like `piece of’ A piece of rubbish Two pieces of furniture Three news items
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