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PLURAL NOUNS

1) Add the letter -s

HAND --- HANDS


PENCIL--- PENCILS

2) When the noun ends in -SS, -SH, -CH or -X, we add -ES to the
noun.

KISS --- KISSES


WITCH--- WITCHES
BOX --- BOXES

3) Noun ends in a CONSONANT + Y, Remove -Y and add -i

NANNY --- NANNIES

BABY--- BABIES

PARTY--- PARTIES

4) Noun ends in a vowel + Y, just add s


TOY ---- TOYS
KEY --- KEYS
DAY --- DAYS

5) Noun ends in F / Fe, remove F /FE ans add VES

LEAF --- LEAVES

LIFE--- LIVES

WIFE --- WIFES

6) Nouns ending in -o can add either -s or -es in the plural.


SINGULAR PLURAL

buffalo
PLURAL buffaloes
SINGULAR
domino dominoes
zoo zoos
echo echoes
zero zeros
hero heroes
avocado avocados
mosquito mosquitoes

potato potatoes

tomato tomatoes

torpedo torpedoes

7) Irregular nouns

Singular Plural

man men

woman women

person people

child children

foot feet

tooth teeth

goose geese

mouse mice

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