Most nouns form their plural by adding

s.

Some nouns are Irregular. For example:

car

cars

Nouns eding in s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o

take es in the plural.

tomato

tomatoes

But some nouns ending in o take

only s.
radio-radios; photo-photos; rhinorhinos

piano

pianos

Nouns ending in a vowel + y take s in

the plural

boy

boys

Nouns ending in a consonant + y,

drop the y and tahes ies in the
plural.

strawberry

strawberries

Nouns ending in f or fe, drop the f

or fe and take ves in the plural

leaf

leaves

wolf

wolve
s

Remember:
Adjectives do not take s in the plural.

a happy girl

two happy girls

a) Complete the plural of the following nouns

SINGULAR
Father
Friend
Picnic
Table
Toy
Van
Week
Bench
Box
Bus
Church
Dish
Glass
Potato
Country
Family
Fly
Lady
Party
policeman
radio
woman
toy
child

PLURAL
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b) Match the singular noun with the plural form.

box
leaves
ball
eggs
brush
addresses
lion
parties
egg
boxes
tomato
ways
addressHousekeepers usually have difficult lions
lives.
party _____________________________________________________________
beaches
way
balls
Milkmen deliver milk.
beach _____________________________________________________________
tomatoes
leaf
Businesswomen earn lots of money.brushes
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There are ants in the kitchen.
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c) Write these
sentences in the singular.