Plural Nouns: Understanding Usage Rules
P
lural Nouns
Pl
ural means more than one
Usually you just add an
s
if something is
plural (if there is
more than one.)
one cow two cows
one chicken two chickens
one boy two boys
one girl two girls
Singular
Plural
Add
es
if the word ends in
s
, sh, ch, x, or z
Singular
Plural
bus buses
church churches
wish wishes
box boxes
If a noun ends in a consonant and a y,
change the y to
i and add es
bunny bunnies
story stories
cherry cherries
If it ends in a vowel
and y, just
add s
a, e, i , o, u
monkey monkeys
day days
play plays
Irregular - not regular
These are nouns that do not follow the
rules:
Si
ngular Plural
m
ouse mice
goose geese
ox oxen
tooth teeth
child
woman women
men
These nouns stay the same when they
are plural:
sh
eep
fish
moose
deer
If a singular noun ends in an f or fe,
change the
f to ves to make it plural.
wol
f - wolves
knife - knives
life - lives
wife - wives
calf - calves
shelf -
Choose the correct
plural form of
the noun
dog -- dogs or doges
church-- churchs or churches
baby-- babys or babies
monkey--monkeys or monkies
sheep -- sheep or sheeps
child--childs or children
s
s
s
s
es
es
es
es
es
es
Make the words below plural by adding s or es.
wish
cat
desk
couch
cup
bus
lunch
bug
tape
bush
s
Possessive Nouns
Add 's to show ownership (singular)
add ' if the word is plural and already
has an s
my mom's car
3 students' books
Master the rules for forming plural nouns, including adding -s, -es, or changing letters like -y to -i. Explore irregular plurals and examples. Practice exercises provided for reinforcement.
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Plural Nouns Plural means more than one
Usually you just add an s if something is plural (if there is more than one.) Singular Plural one cow two cows one chicken two chickens one boy two boys one girl two girls
Add es if the word ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z Plural Singular bus buses churchchurches wishwishes boxboxes
If a noun ends in a consonant and a y, change the y to i and add es bunny bunnies story stories cherry cherries
If it ends in a vowel and y, just add s a, e, i , o, u monkey monkeys day days play plays
Irregular - not regular These are nouns that do not follow the rules: Singular Plural mouse mice goosegeese oxoxen toothteeth child womanwomen men
These nouns stay the same when they are plural: sheep fish moose deer
If a singular noun ends in an f or fe, change the f to ves to make it plural. wolf - wolves knife - knives life - lives wife - wives calf - calves shelf -
Choose the correct plural form of the noun dog -- dogs or doges church-- churchs or churches baby-- babys or babies monkey--monkeys or monkies sheep -- sheep or sheeps child--childs or children
Make the words below plural by adding s or es. wish lunch couch cat cup bug desk bus tape bush es es es es s s ss s es es
Possessive Nouns Add 's to show ownership (singular) add ' if the word is plural and already has an s my mom's car 3 students' books
