Singular Plural Singular Plural penny pennies

pony ponies
address addresses fish fishes poppy poppies
batch batches inch inches rally rallies
rely relies
beach beaches itch itches secretary secretaries
boss bosses kiss kisses sky skies
soliloquy soliloquies
box boxes lens lenses spy spies
branch branches lunch lunches story stories
brush brushes match matches study studies
sty sties
bus buses minus minuses spy spies
buzz buzzes patch patches supply supplies
theory theories
catch catches peach peaches
church churches plus pluses
Common Noun Retain the "y", add "s"
class classes prefix prefixes
airway airways
clutch clutches prospectus prospectuses alley alleys
coach coaches quiz quizzes annoy annoys
array arrays
complex complexes six sixes attorney attorneys
cross crosses slash slashes birthdays birthdays
boy boys
dish dishes speech speeches chimney chimneys
dress dresses suffix suffixes day days
delays delays
eyelash eyelashes tax taxes donkey donkeys
flash flashes thrush thrushes employ employs
essay essays
fox foxes virus viruses joy joys
gas gases watch watches key keys
glass glasses wish wishes monkey monkeys
play plays
Buzz buzzes pray prays
stay stays
Fuzz fuzzes survey surveys
toy toys
Fizz frizzes tray trays
turkey turkeys
Common NounsRemove the "y", add "ies" valley valleys
activity activities viceroy viceroys
apply applies volley volleys
baby babies way ways
berry berries wiseguy wiseguys
bully bullies
bunny bunnies
canary canaries 1. calf calves
colloquy colloquies 2. elf elves
daisy daisies 3. half halves
duty duties 4. leaf leaves
enemy enemies 5. loaf loaves
fly flies 6. ourself ourselves
lady ladies 7. self selves
library libraries 8. sheaf sheaves
lorry lorries 9. shelf shelves
marry marries 10. themself themselves
nappy nappies 11. thief thieves
12. wolf wolves More than one goose = geese
13. yourself yourselves
More than one tooth = teeth
14. life lives More than one louse = lice
14a. afterlife afterlives
14b. midlife midlives More than one cactus = cacti
14c. nightlife nightlives
15. knife knives
More than one appendix = appendices
15a. penknife penknives
16. wife wives
16a. housewife housewives More than one ox =oxen
16b. midwife midwives

chef chefs
chief chiefs
analysis analyses
cliff cliffs
giraffe giraffes
handcuff handcuffs
pilaf pilafs
proof proofs appendix appendixes/appendices
ref refs
roof roofs
safe safes
staff staffs axis axes
surf surfs
Wolf Wolfs
Wolfe Wolfes
basis bases
cameo cameos
folio folios
kangaroo kangaroos cactus cactuses/cacti
patio patios
portfolio portfolios
radio radios
studio studios criterion criteria
tattoo tattoos
video videos
zoo zoos
solo solos datum data
soprano sopranos
duo duos
piano pianos
diagnosis diagnoses

More than one man = men

More than one person = people index indexes/indices

More than one mouse = mice

More than one child = children medium mediums/media

More than one foot = feet
 sheep: One sheep, two sheep, three
oasis oases sheep
shrimp: Shrimp are among the
most commonly eaten animals.
octopus octopuses/octopi
swine: Swine are reared
extensively in Europe.
phenomenon phenomena trout
Diseases: measles, rabies.
Fields of study and
syllabus syllabuses/syllabi
occupation: economics, ethics,
linguistics, politics, physics,
thesis theses
gymnastics.

1. Plural-Only Nouns
aircraft, hovercraft, spacecraft,
and other -craft vehicles Some nouns only have a plural form,
There are two aircraft prepared for ending with s or without.
landing.
The police are looking for the
bison: The bison were grazing in robbers.
the distance. I like these pants / jeans / shorts.
cod: The cod are known to migrate Use either scissors or nail
in large numbers. clippers.
Binoculars are stronger than any
deer: Deer are easy prey for
glasses.
wolves.
sh: Three sh swim in the sh
tank.
moose: Moose actually belong to the sergeant some sergeants
the deer family. major major
offspring: The fox gave birth to ve
offspring.
a mother-in-law two mothers-in-law
pike: The pike are big freshwater
predatory sh.
salmon: Salmon are often seen
a doctor of two doctors of
jumping over dangerous waterfalls. philosophy philosophy
a tennis shoe three tennis shoes plural compound
long plural form noun
becomes [noun + noun]

one assistant five assistant

headmaster headmasters
4,000 wheels for 4,000 car wheels
cars

an assistant three assistant

secretary of secretaries of state
state

my toothbrush our toothbrushes

a woman-doctor four women-doctors

plural compound
long plural form noun
becomes [noun + noun]

100 trees with 100 apple trees

apples

1,000 cables for 1,000 telephone

telephones cables

20 boxes for tools 20 tool boxes

10 stops for buses 10 bus stops