Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns
Plural Nouns- name MORE THAN ONE person, place, or thing.
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Form
most plural nouns by adding S.
EXAMPLE: chair (chairs), girl
(girls), pencil (pencils)
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Add
ES to nouns that end in: ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss.
EXAMPLE: church (churches), brush
(brushes), box (boxes)
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If
a noun ends in a consonant and Y, change the Y to an I and add ES. EXAMPLE:
berry (berries), library (libraries)
Irregular Plural Nouns- these nouns must change spelling to become plural
forms.
EXAMPLE: Woman (women), child
(children), foot (feet)
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For
most nouns that end in F or FE, change the F to a V and add ES. EXAMPLE: shelf (shelves), wolf (wolves)
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Some
nouns are the SAME in their singular and plural forms.
EXAMPLE: sheep, fish, moose, deer
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In
compound nouns, make ONLY the important word plural.
EXAMPLE: father-in-law
(fathers-in-law)
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When
a noun ends in a vowel and O, add S.
EXAMPLE: video (videos), radio
(radios)
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If
a noun ends in a consonant and O (EXAMPLE:
tomato), check the dictionary because they are different.