1. Chapter 7 Regular and Irregular Nouns
Most times the plural is made + s
Examples
Song = songs
Cat = cats
Bird = birds

2. Chapter 7 es is added when the noun ends in sh-ch-s – z -x Box = boxes
Fox – foxes
ies is added when the noun ends in y
Baby = babies

3. Chapter 7 Irregular nouns do not follow this rule Example Man-men
Woman – women
Ox –oxen
Feet – foot
Goose - geese

4. Chapter 7 Some nouns that end =o Add es = plural Potato = Potatoes
Echo = echoes
Hero = heroes

5. Chapter 7 Some Nouns end in o = s to make the plural Auto = autos
Kangaroo = kangaroos
Tattoo = tattoos
Video = videos

6. Chapter 7 Also some nouns have s or es Mosquito = mosquitoes
Tornado = tornados
Zero = zeros

7. Chapter 7 Also some nouns have s or es Mosquito = mosquitoes
Tornado = tornados
Zero = zeros

8. Chapter 7 Plus Nouns that end in f or fe = ves Calf = calves
Knife = knives
Leaf = leaves
Wolf = wolves

9. Chapter 7 Add s to nouns that end in f Cliff = cliffs Roof = roofs
Some plural nouns are the same as the singular
One fish, two fish (fishes can be used but is rare)
One sheep, two sheep

10. Chapter 7
Some nouns that English has borrowed from other languages have foreign plurals
Criterion criteria
Phenomenon phenomena
etc

11. Chapter 7 Possessive Nouns
If the noun ends in s there are 2 possible forms
Thomas’s book
Thomas’ book Or
The girl = the girl’s
A lady = a lady’s

12. Chapter 7 If the noun is plural the girls = the girls’
Their wives = their wives’
When two or more names are connected by and only the final name shows possession
Alan and Lisa’s apartment is on the second floor.