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The plural form of
most nouns by
adding –S to singular
noun.
BOOK
BOOKS
BAG
BAGS
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Nouns that end in -
ch, -x, -s, -sh, z or
s -like sound add -es
in the end.
Church - churches
box – boxes
gas - gases
bush - bushes
ass - asses
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Most nouns end with
a CONSONANT + -O
also form their plurals
by adding 'es' .
The plural of words
that end with
Potato  potatoes
a CONSONANT + -y is
spelled –ies.
Hero  heroes
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Factory  factories
Baby  babies
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Most nouns end in -f or –fe are
changed to –ves to from plural.
Calf  calves
Knife  knives
Leaf  leaves
 Changing
their
vowels for the
Adding a syllable
for the plural.
plural.
Foot  feet
Goose  geese
Mouse  mice
Woman  women
Child  children
Ox  oxen
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Some nouns have
the same singular
and plural form.
Aircraft
Deer
Fish
Sheep
Species





aircraft
deer
fish
sheep
species
Latin and Greek have
plural endings that
come from those
languages.
Criterion  criteria
Fungus  fungi
Datum  data
Medium  media
Some nouns have only
a plural form. It can
be used a pair of
before nouns.
A pair of JEANS
A pair of SHORTS
A pair of PANTS
A pair of PAJAMAS
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Words end with –s
but are not plural.
Economics
News
Athletics
Physics