por Anabel

Institución Educativa Particular«Nuestra Señora de

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PLURAL NOUNS Mrs. Anabel Montes - English teacher

Plural NounsA plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es.

Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular.

1. houses2. baby3. church4. tables5. books6. bus

Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular.

1. Houses P2. baby S3. church S4. tables P5. books P6. bus S

Add es to make nouns plural that end with: s

› buses x

› taxes ch

› benches sh

› dishes

Rule 1 To change most singular

nouns to plural nouns, add s

chair

chairs

cat rock

cats rocks

Rule 2

For nouns ending in sh, ch, s, x, add es

brush

brushes

church grass

churches grasses

box

boxes

Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:

ladyladies

fryfries

Rule 3

For nouns ending in y after a vowel, add s

day toy essay boy

days toys essays boys

Rule 4

For nouns ending in y after a consonant, change the y to i and add esfly pony story lady

flies ponies stories ladies

Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural:

calfcalves

knifeknives

Rule 6

For nouns ending in o after a consonant, add es

motto volcano hero tomato

mottoes volcanoes heroes tomatoes

Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:

sheepsheep

deerdeer

Rule 7

For nouns ending in f or fe, change the f or fe to ves

loaf elf knife wife

loaves elves knives wives

Some nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s:

kangarookangaroos

potatopotatoes

Rule 8

Some nouns completely change their spelling

Memorize these!mouse goose foot man

mice geese feet men

Some nouns become a new word when made plural:

manmen

goosegeese

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. half2. foot3. piano4. spy5. brush

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. halves2. feet3. pianos4. spies5. brushes

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. mouse2. memo3. shelf4. leaf5. child

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. mice2. memos3. shelves4. leaves5. children

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. thief2. woman3. fish4. photo5. die

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. thieves2. women3. fish4. photos5. dice