THE RULES OF REGULAR
AND IRREGULAR PLURAL
NOUNS
The following are
rules we will go
through, discuss and
practice
TO MAKE MOST NOUNS
PLURAL,
JUST ADD S
Hand
hands
 Rabbit
rabbits
 Key
keys
 Clock
clocks
 Football
footballs
 Door
doors
 Room
rooms
 Dog
dogs
 Light
lights
 Television
televisions
 Computer
computers

For nouns ending is s, x, z, ch or sh
add -es
PLURAL
SINGULAR
Box
Pitch
Wish
Boss
Buzz
Glass
Boxes
Pitches
Wishes
Bosses
Buzzes
Glasses
FOR NOUNS THAT END IN O, ADD -ES
Singular Noun
 Potato
 Tomato
 Hero
 Echo
 Bango


Plural Noun
potatoes
tomatoes
heroes
echoes
banjoes
The plural of many words ending in o can
be spelled with -s or –es.
HOWEVER, FOR SOME WORDS
IN O, JUST ADD -S
ENDING
SINGULAR
PLURAL
Cello
Disco
Hairdo
Logo
Patio
Photo
Piano
Radio
Cellos
Discos
Hairdos
Logos
Patios
Photos
Pianos
Radios
THERE ARE SOME PLURAL NOUNS,
ENDING IN F, CHANGE THE F TO V
AND ADD -ES
SINGULAR
Half
Loaf
Elf
Leaf
Self
Shelf
Thief
Wolf
PLURAL
Halves
Loaves
Elves
Leaves
Selves
Shelves
Thieves
Wolves
HOWEVER, SOME WORDS ENDING IN F,
JUST ADD -S TO MAKE IT PLURAL
SINGULAR
Chef
Cliff
Ref
Roof
PLURAL
Chefs
Cliffs
Refs
Roofs
SOME NOUNS THAT END IN -IFE,
CHANGE THE F TO V AND THEN ADD
SINGULAR
Wife
Life
Knife
PLURAL
Wives
Lives
Knives
-S
FOR COMMON
NOUNS THAT END WITH
A CONSONANT+Y, CHANGE THE Y TO
AN
I AND THEN ADD -ES
SINGULAR
Poppy
Fly
Penny
Spy
Weekly
Sty
Sky
PLURAL
Poppies
Flies
Pennies
Spies
Weeklies
Sties
Skies
SOME NOUNS
ARE THE SAME IN BOTH
SINGULAR AND PLURAL FORM
SINGULAR
Fish
Sheep
Deer
Tuna
Salmon
Trout
PLURAL
Fish
Sheep
Deer
Tuna
Salmon
Trout
FOR SOME NOUNS,
CHANGE OTHER
LETTERS OR JUST CHANGE THE WORD
COMPLETELY!
SINGULAR
Person
Child
Ox
Foot
Tooth
Goose
Mouse
Louse
Man
PLURAL
People
Children
Oxen
Feet
Teeth
Geese
Mice
Lice
Men