NOUNS
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS
Singular means one.
Plural means more than one.
Rule 1: The plural of most nouns is made by adding S to the noun.
door/doors
star/stars
window/windows
gate/gates
Rule 2: When a singular noun ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z, add ES to form the
plural.
gas/gases
dish/dishes punch/punches
wax/waxes
buzz/buzzes
Rule 3: When a singular noun ends in a vowel + y, add S in the plural form.
bay/bays
guy/guys
toy/toys
monkey/monkeys
Rule 4: When a singular noun ends in a consonant + y change the Y to I and add ES in
the plural form
strawberry/strawberries
cry/cries
filly/fillies
Rule 5: Some nouns totally change in the plural form.
woman/women
child/children
ox/oxen
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Rule 6: Some nouns are the same in both the singular and plural form.
deer/deer
sheep/sheep
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Rule 7: Some nouns ending in F, change the F to V and add ES to form the plural.
leaf/leaves
calf/calves
life/lives
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Rule 8: Some nouns ending in F, simply add S to form the plural.
gulf/gulfs
staff/staffs
huff/huffs
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Rule 9: Some nouns ending in O, add S to form the plural.
Some nouns ending in O, add ES to form the plural.
tomato/tomatoes
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10. Some hyphenated nouns add S to the first part when forming the plural
mother-in-law
mothers-in-law