Rules in

forming
Singular & Plural
form of nouns
Hello!
I Am Miss Rizalyn

In this session you will learn the Rules in

Forming the Singular and Plural forms
of nouns.

You can contact me at

rnselloga@stefti.edu.ph
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St. Therese Educational Foundation of Tacloban, Inc.

Learning Targets

01 Review what singular and

plural nouns are. 02 Identify the rules in forming
the plural form of nouns.

03 Identify the rules in forming

the plural form of irregular
nouns.
Singular nouns
A singular noun refers to
one person, place, animal,
or object.
Plural nouns
A plural noun refers to more
than one person, place,
animal, or object.
 A noun changes its
form to express plurality.
Rules in Plural Formation of Nouns
01 Most nouns form their plural
by adding s.
● region - regions
● plateau - plateaus
02 Nouns ending in s, sh, ch, x and z
form their plural by adding es.
quiz – quizzes box – boxes
brush – brushes dress- dresses
bench – benches
 Nouns ending in y and

03 preceded by a consonant form

their plural by changing y to i
and then adding es.

lady – ladies family–families

04
Nouns ending in y and
preceded by a vowel form
their plural by adding s.

turkey - turkeys joy- joys

05
Most nouns ending in f or ff
regularly form their plural by
adding s.
belief - beliefs staff - staffs chief - chiefs
handkerchief - handkerchiefs cliff - cliffs
06
Some nouns ending in f or fe form
their plural by changing the f or fe
to v then adding es.

shelf - shelves loaf - loaves half -halves

knife - knives wolf - wolves leaf - leaves
07 Some nouns ending in o form their
plural by adding only es.
volcano - volcanoes potato - potatoes
echo - echoes hero - heroes
08
There are some nouns ending in o
that form their plural by adding
only s.
piano - pianos solo -solos radio - radios
soprano - sopranos alto - altos rodeo - rodeos
09 Some nouns form their plural by a
change in spelling.
foot - feet woman - women mouse - mice
goose - geese tooth - teeth
louse - lice
10 Some nouns have the
singular and plural forms.
same

deer- deer sheep-sheep moose - moose

swine - swine trout - trout salmon - salmon
11
Some nouns are plural in form but
singular in meaning. They always
end in s.
news politics molasses
civics physics tactics
mathematics aeronautics statistics
measles intramurals ethics
economics mumps
12 Some nouns are plural in form and
in meaning. They do not have a
singular form.
clothes scissors goggles
pliers manners spectacles
eyeglasses goods slippers
pants proceeds
 What is an irregular
plural noun?

An irregular noun is a noun that

becomes plural by changing its
spelling in other ways than just
adding “s” or “es” to the end of the
word.
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13 Some nouns add en to change into
their plural form.

child - children ox - oxen

14 Letters and numbers form their
plural by adding s alone.

d - ds 1960 - 1960s
‘90s IOU - IOUs
15 Compound nouns usually form
their plural by adding –s to the
most important word.

part timer - part timers

major general - major generals
Thank You!
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