Singular nouns names one

Add s to form the plural

person, place, animal or thing.

of most nouns. Ex.

Plural nouns name more than

School/schools

one person,

Dog/dogs

place, animal
or thing.

Cat/cats
Boy/boys

Add es to form the plural

of nouns that end in
ch/sh/s/ss/x/z Ex.

To form plurals of nouns

that end in a consonant
Before y , change y

Always Plural
Trousers
Pants
Pajamas
Drawers
Clothes
Scissors
Glasses
Goods
Stairs
Thanks
Savings
Scales
Pincers
Shorts
Shears
Tweezers
Binoculars
Measles
Mumps

Ranch/ranches

for ies. Ex.

Brush/brushes

Family/families

Bus/buses

Party/parties

Cross/crosses

Pony/ponies

Fox/foxes

City/cities

Plural

Buzz/buzzes

Lady/ladies

Sheep
Fish
Fowl
Deer
Moose
Species
Aircraft
Means

To form plurals of nouns

that end in f or fe,
change them for -ves. Ex.
Life/Lives
Wife/Wives
Knife/Knives
Thief/Thieves
Leaf/Leaves
Elf/Elves
Shelf/Shelves
Wolf/Wolves

= Singular

To form plurals of nouns that end in a consonant before o

change it for es. Ex.
Potato/Potatoes Tomato/Tomatoes
Hero/Heroes
Echo/Echoes

TEST
Write each singular noun as a plural noun:
1.

Box

_________________

31. Wish

_________________

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32. Mouse

_________________

3. Newspaper ________________

33. Dress

________________

4. Man

34. Year

________________
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2. Baby

________________

5. Teacher

________________

35. Ruler

6. Bench

________________

36. Donkey

________________

7. Fox

_________________

37. Tomato

_________________

8. Photo

__________________

38. Country __________________

9. Coyote

__________________

39. Cat

__________________

10. Loss

__________________

40. Candy

__________________

11. Cowboy

_________________

41. Potato

_________________

12. Ranch

_________________

42. Hero

_________________

13. Leaf

__________________

14. Dish

___________________

44. Child

___________________

15. Story

___________________

45. Boy

___________________

16. Wife

___________________

46. Foot

17. Chicken

__________________

18. Wolf

___________________

19. Lady

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43. Key

47. Knife
48. Watch

__________________

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49. Brush ____________________

20. Rope ____________________

50. Book

21. Class ____________________

51. Cherry ___________________

22. Fish

____________________

52. Sheep ___________________

23. Party ____________________

53. Monkey ___________________

24. Elf

54. Street ___________________

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25. Deer ____________________

55. Puppy ____________________

26. Party ____________________

56. Fly

27. Apple ____________________

57. Thief ____________________

28. Horse ____________________

58. Shelf ____________________

29. Day

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59. Witch

30. Cow

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60. Eye

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