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    This document provides rules for forming plurals in English. It includes a table that lists common noun types and their plural endings, such as adding "s" to most nouns and "es" to nouns ending in "s", "sh", "ch", "x", or "z". It notes exceptions like changing the "y" to "i" and adding "es" for nouns ending in consonant+"y". The document also discusses plurals of foreign words and exceptions to the rules.

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    Forming Plurals in English (with Table of Endings)


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    The Quick Answer


    This page shows the spelling rules for forming plurals in English.

    Forming Plurals
    Tabulated below are the rules for forming the plurals of most nouns:

    Example
    Type Forming the Plural Plural
    of Type
    lamp lamps
    Most Nouns add s
    scythe scythes
    Noun Ending s,
    dress add es dresses
    sh, ch, x or z
    heroes
    hero add either s or es
    Nouns ending zeros
    zero (There are no rules for this -
    [consonant] o
    tomato you have to know.)
    tomatoes
    Nouns ending patio patios
    add s
    [vowel] o ratio ratios
    Nouns ending story change the y to an i and add stories
    [consonant] y penny es pennies
    storey (
    Nouns ending storeys
    ) add s
    [vowel] y donkeys
    donkey
    ves and/or s dwarfs
    Nouns ending f dwarf
    (There are no rules - you hooves
    or fe hoof
    have to know.) or hoofs
    Exceptions man some nouns undergo a men
    louse vowel or letters change lice
    salmon some nouns do not change salmon
    More exceptions
    sheep at all sheep

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    Words Taken from Foreign Languages


    Words "stolen" from other languages form their plurals in a variety of
    ways.

    Examples:

    stadium > stadia or stadiums


    (Through common usage, the plural stadiums is acceptable too.)

    datum > data

    radius > radii or radiuses


    (Through common usage, the plural radiuses is acceptable too.)

    agendum > agenda

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    See Also...

    Quirks with forming plurals

    Forming the plurals of abbreviations

    Forming the plurals of compound nouns

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