NAME: _____________________________________Date: ________________ Score: ___________ Quiz # 2

FORMING THE PLURAL OF NOUNS

Most nouns for their plural by adding s or es. Other nouns form their plural in different
ways. Here are rules in forming the plural of nouns.
1. Most nouns form their plural by adding s.
2. Examples:nation nations
boy - boys
3. For nouns that end in s, sh, ch, and x add
es.
4. Examples:gas gases
glass

glasses
box boxes
dish dishes
5. For nouns that end in y preceded by a
consonant, change y to i and add es.
6. Examples:sky - skies
fly - flies
7. For nouns that end in y preceded by a
vowel, simply add s.
8. Examples:monkey monkeys
9.
joy - joys
10.For nouns ending in o, add only s.
11.
Examples: cameo cameos
contralto contraltos
12. For some, add es.
13.
Examples: hero - heroes
echo echoes
14.

15.For nouns ending in f or fe, change f or fe

to v and add es.
16.
Examples: shelf shelves
wife
wives
17. There are few exceptions. Some only
add s.
18.
Examples: roof roofs
belief beliefs
19.There are a few common and highly
irregular plurals.
20.
Examples: ox - oxen
man
men
child

children
mouse
-mice
21.There are also a few nouns that have the
same form for the singular and plural.
22.
Examples: sheep - sheep
23.
deer - deer
24.Some foreign nouns form their plural as in
the original language.
25.
Examples: alumnus - alumni
bacterium - bacteria

26.
ACTIVITY 1
27.
28.
Give the plural form of the following nouns.
29.1. country
39.11. library
49.21. spy
_____________
_____________
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30.2. leaf
40.12. party
50.22. reality
_____________
_____________
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31.3. orange
41.13. child
51.23. fox
_____________
_____________
_____________
32.4. watch
42.14. lunch
52.24. child
_____________
_____________
_____________
33.5. poem
43.15. penny
53.25. fireman
_____________
_____________
_____________
34.6. radio
44.16. beach
54.26. swine
_____________
_____________
_____________
35.7. company
45.17. goose
55.27. alumnus
_____________
_____________
_____________
36.8. daisy
46.18. stimulus
56.28. life
_____________
_____________
_____________
37.9. fax
47.19. moose
57.29. knife
_____________
_____________
_____________
38.10. wish
48.20. louse
58.30. gallery
_____________
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59.
60.
ACTIVITY 2
61.
Read each sentence and form the plural of the word in the parenthesis and write it
on the line.

MRS. MICHAELA M. BERNARDO

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1. Mrs. Jones has two _________________. (child)

2. A flock of _________________ just flew overhead. (goose)
3. Three _________________ scurried away through the kitchen. (kitten)
4. Mother cut the sandwich into two _________________. (half)
5. The dental hygienist cleaned my _________________. (tooth)
6. The _________________ at the bus stop had umbrellas. (woman)
7. Grandpa sharpened the _________________ in the kitchen. (knife)
8. Those _________________ were making a lot of noise. (person)
9. Mama bought two _________________ of bread. (loaf)
10.I heard a pack of _________________ in the forest. (wolf)
11.The farmer had a dozen _________________. (calf)
12.I am afraid of _________________. (ox)
13.I collect _________________ as a hobby. (handkerchief)
14.The Philippines is known for its beautiful _________________ . (beach)
15.Filipinos are multicultural, thus, we have different _________________. (belief)