Plural Nouns

Plural Nouns

Group E
1. If the singular noun ends in _o, add _es to make it plural.
  1. potato - potatoes
  2. tomato - tomatoes
  3. Exceptions
    1. photo - photos
    2. halo - halos
    3. piano - pianos
  4. hero - heroes
Group A
1. We form the plurals of nouns by adding _s to the singular.
  1. car - cars
  2. boy -boys
  3. house - houses
Group B
1. If the singular noun ends in _s, _ss, _ch, _sh, _x, or _z, add _es to the end to make it plural.
  1. bus - buses
  2. glass - glasses
  3. church - churches
  4. box - boxes
  5. dish - dishes
  6. blitz -blitzes
2. In some cases, singular nouns ending in _s or _z, require that you double the _s or _z prior to adding the _es for pluralization.
  1. fez - fezzes
  2. gas - gasses
Group C
1. Most nouns ending in _f or _fe form their plurals by changing _f or _fe into v and adding _es.
  1. wife - wives
  2. knife - knives
  3. thief - thieves
  4. leaf - leaves
  5. Exceptions
    1. roof - roofs
    2. belief - beliefs
    3. chef - chefs
    4. chief - chiefs
Group D
1. Nouns ending in a consonant + _y, form their plurals by changing that _y into _i and adding _es.
  1. library - libraries
  2. baby - babies
  3. city - cities
  4. party - parties

Resource summary

	Created by Adbeel Melquisedec Soto Gonzáles over 5 years ago