Most nouns are created just by adding "s" to the singular
apple apples
chicken chickens
book books
We add "es" to the nouns that end with "s,x,z,ch,sh" to make them plural
box boxes
witch witches
bus buses
We change "y" to "i" and add "es" to the nouns that end with "y" preceded by a consonant
baby babies
lady ladies
ferry ferries
If the word ends with "f" or "fe" , we change "f" or "fe" to "ves" to make plurals
wolf wolves
knife knives
leaf leaves
PPPllluuurrraaalllIIIzzzaaatttIIIooonnn gggrrraaammmmmmaaarrr wwwooorrrkkkssshhheeeeeettt
child - children person - people man - men
Some common nouns have irregular plurals
tooth - teeth mouse - mice sheep - sheep
woman - women foot - feet goose - geese
fish - fish ox - oxen deer - deer
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Most nouns are created just by adding "s" to the singular
apple apples
chicken chickens
book books
We add "es" to the nouns that end with "s,x,z,ch,sh" to make them plural
box boxes
witch witches
bus buses
We change "y" to "i" and add "es" to the nouns that end with "y" preceded by a consonant
baby babies
lady ladies
ferry ferries
If the word ends with "f" or "fe" , we change "f" or "fe" to "ves" to make plurals
wolf wolves
knife knives
leaf leaves
PPPllluuurrraaalllIIIzzzaaatttIIIooonnn gggrrraaammmmmmaaarrr wwwooorrrkkkssshhheeeeeettt
child - children person - people man - men
Some common nouns have irregular plurals
tooth - teeth mouse - mice sheep - sheep
woman - women foot - feet goose - geese
fish - fish ox - oxen deer - deer
Copyright © 2014. englishwsheets.com. All rights reserved.