Topic: Making Nouns Plural

In English and many other languages, nouns have plural forms.

When a noun refers to a single person, thing, or idea, we say it is singular in
number.
EXAMPLE: boy, book. Loaf, woman, tooth.

When a noun refers to more than one thing, person or idea we say they are
plural in number.
EXAMPLE: boys, books, loaves, teeth.
Plurals are formed in various ways:
By adding – S to the singular.
EXAMPLE: girls, tables, mongooses, flowers.

By adding – ES to nouns ending with S, SS, SH, CH or X.

EXAMPLE: buses, successes, asses, brushes, boxes, foxes, stitches, arches.

With nouns ending with Y, but no vowel before the Y…change the Y to
IES.
EXAMPLE: berry…berries, company…companies, family…families,
factory…factories.

EXAMPLE: Nouns ending with Y, with a vowel in front only add S.

Monkey…Monkeys, Donkey…donkeys, key…keys.

Nouns ending in FE or F…change the F and FE to VES.

EXAMPLE: wife…wives, knife…knives, wolf…wolves.
 THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS:
EXAMPLES: ox…oxen
child…children
Brother…brethren or brothers.

ACTIVITY
WRITE THE PLURAL FORMS OF THESE WORDS ON THE BLANK SPACES.
1. WIFE: WIVES
2. OX: OXEN
3. HALF: HALVES
4. LOYALTY: LOYALTIES
5. CAR: CARS
6. MOUNTAIN: MOUNTAINS
7. BOOK: BOOKS
8. HOUSE: HOUSES
9. BOX: BOXES
10. TRUCK: TRUCKS
11. FAIRY: FAIRIES
12. DOG: DOGS
13. PATTY: PATTIES
14. POLICEMAN: POLICEMEN
15. BABY: BABIES
16. MONKEY: MONKEYS
17. PEN: PENS
18. SCHOOL: SCHOOLS
19. CHAIR: CHAIRS
20. DESK: DESKS
21. CHERRY: CHERRIES
22. FOOD: FOODS
23. CITY: CITIES
24. DIARY: DIARIES
25. MAN: MEN
26. TOOTH: TEETH
27. ANIMAL: ANIMALS
28. CHARITY: CHARITIES
:
29. TOMATO: TOMATOES
30. SHOE : SHOES