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    Sammy the Seal's Rule: The most common way to make a singular noun plural is to add 's'. Freddie the Fox's Rule: Singular nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, and sh add 'es' to make them plural. Poppy the Puppy's Rule: Singular nouns ending in 'y' change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'ies' to make them plural, unless there is a vowel before the 'y', then just add 's'. Wilkie the Wolf's Rule: Singular nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe' change the 'f' to 'v' and

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    Sammy the Seal's Rule: The most common way to make a singular noun plural is to add 's'. Freddie the Fox's Rule: Singular nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, and sh add 'es' to make them plural. Poppy the Puppy's Rule: Singular nouns ending in 'y' change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'ies' to make them plural, unless there is a vowel before the 'y', then just add 's'. Wilkie the Wolf's Rule: Singular nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe' change the 'f' to 'v' and

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    Plural Rules

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    Sammy the Seal's Rule: The most common way to make a singular noun plural is to add 's'. Freddie the Fox's Rule: Singular nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, and sh add 'es' to make them plural. Poppy the Puppy's Rule: Singular nouns ending in 'y' change the 'y' to 'i' and add 'ies' to make them plural, unless there is a vowel before the 'y', then just add 's'. Wilkie the Wolf's Rule: Singular nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe' change the 'f' to 'v' and

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    Sammy the Seal’s

    Rule
    The
    most common
    way to make a
    singular noun into a
    plural is to add s:
    seal - seals
    hat - hats dog - dogs

    Rule Breaker!
    Nouns ending in ‘ful’ add ‘s’ to ‘ful’
    cupful - cupfuls pocketful - pocketfuls
    handful - handfuls
    Freddie the Fox’s
    Rule
    Singular
    nouns ending in s x z
    ch & sh add es to make a
    plural:
    X - fox foxes box - boxes
    S - glass-glasses kiss-kisses
    Z - waltz - waltzes
    Ch - church - churches
    bunch - bunches
    Sh - dish - dishes
    wish - wishes

    How many other examples


    can you think of?
    Poppy the Puppy's
    Rule
    Singular
    nouns ending in y
    change the y to an i and
    add ies to make a plural.
    puppy - puppies
    baby - babies
    lady - ladies
    story - stories

    Rule Breaker!
    If there is a vowel before the y just add an
    s to make into a plural:
    monkey - monkeys trolley - trolleys
    day - days key - keys
    Wilkie the Wolf’s
    Rule
    Singular
    nouns ending in f or
    fe change the f to a v and
    add es to make a plural:
    wolf - wolves
    leaf - leaves
    shelf - shelves
    knife - knives
    life - lives
    wife - wives

    Rule Breaker!
    Some you just add s: cliff - cliffs roof - roofs
    dwarf - dwarfs scarf - scarfs hoof - hoofs
    Gordon the
    Gecko’s Rule

    Some
    nouns ending in o take an
    s:
    gecko - geckos
    piano - pianos
    radio - radios
    Some nouns ending in o take es:
    echo - echoes
    hero - heroes
    potato - potatoes
    tomato tomatoes

    Rule Breaker!
    Some nouns ending in o cannot make their minds up!
    Sometimes they take s, sometimes they take es.
    banjo - banjos banjoes
    volcano - volcanos volcanoes
    Marty the
    Mouse’s Rule
    Some
    singular nouns change
    completely when they are
    plural:
    mouse - mice tooth - teeth
    goose - geese
    foot - feet louse - lice

    Other Examples:
    woman - women
    man - men
    child - children
    person - people
    Sean the Sheep’s
    Rule
    Some
    singular nouns stay
    exactly the same when they are
    plural:
    Sheep - sheep
    Fish - fish
    Deer - deer
    Pyjamas - pyjamas
    Scissors - scissors

    Take Care!
    You have to read a sentence containing these
    words to find out if it is singular or plural.
    The sheep was looking a bit unwell.
    The sheep were looking a bit unwell.
    Which one is plural? How do you know?

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