MAKING NOUNS PLURAL
PLURAL NOUNS
A plural form of a noun
names more than one
person, place, thing, or
idea.
Write P if the noun below is plural.
Write S if the noun below is singular.
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trees
hat
desks
books
school
bus
RULE 1
Most common nouns form their
plurals by adding s.
• wave – waves
• hat – hats
• student – students
RULE 2
• If the word ends in s, x, z, ch, or
sh, add es:
• glass – glasses
• church – churches
• box – boxes
• bush – bushes
• ax - axes
RULE 3
• If the word ends in y and there’s a
consonant before the y, change
the y to i and add es:
• party – parties
• candy - candies
RULE 4
• If the word ends in y and there’s a
vowel before the y, add s:
• play – plays
• monkey - monkeys
RULE 5
• If the word ends in o, usually add
s or es:
• hero – heroes
• potato – potatoes
• kangaroo - kangaroos
RULE 6
• If a noun ends in f or fe, change
the f or fe to ves:
• calf - calves
• Knife - knives
Some nouns do not change at all when made
plural
Nouns that stay the same:
• moose
• deer
• species
• sheep
• series
• swine