PLURALIZATION OF NOUNS PLURALIZATION OF NOUNS

RULES SINGULAR PLURAL

Nouns ending in o

zoo zoos
preceded by a vowel

Generally, nouns form

student students duo duos
sound form their plural

their plural forms by

teacher teachers cameo cameos
forms by adding s.
adding s. lover lovers

Some nouns have the

sheep sheep
Nouns ending in sibilant compass compasses same form for singular
moose moose
sounds (s, z, sh, zh, ch,
buzz buzzes and plural. baggage baggage
and j) form their plural
eyelash eyelashes
forms by adding es. speech speeches

Some nouns have

child children
special plural forms. foot feet
Nouns ending in y

preceded by a

saleslady salesladies
consonant sound form

agony agonies A number of nouns are

pants
their plural forms by

mummy mummies always plural in form and

trousers
changing y to i and

adding es. meaning. tongs

Nouns ending in y
Some nouns ending in s

monkey monkeys statistics

statistics
preceded by a vowel
may be singular or plural

waterboy waterboys (a science) ( figures)

sound form their plural
in meaning.
Sunday Sundays
forms by adding s.

Latin-derived nouns

datum data
Nouns ending in o
ending in um form their

bacterium bacteria
preceded by a
ghetto ghettoes plural forms by changing

forum fora
consonant sound form
mango mangoes their ending to a.
their plural forms by
potato potatoes
adding either s or es.
 PLURALIZATION OF NOUNS PLURALIZATION OF NOUNS

Latin-derived nouns
Latin-derived nouns

alumnus alumni stoma stomata

ending in us form their
ending in ma form their

cactus cacti schema schemata

plural forms by changing
plural form by adding ta.
focus foci
their ending to i.

beau beaux
Latin-derived nouns
French-derived nouns
flambeau flambeaux
criterion criteria
ending in on form their
ending in eau form their
tableau tableaux
protozoon protozoa
plural forms by changing
plural form by adding x. rondeau rondeaux
perihelion perihelia
their ending to a. plateau plateaux

Latin-derived nouns

axis axes
ending in is form their

basis bases EXAMPLES FOR GENDER OF NOUNS

plural forms by changing

ellipsis ellipses Common Nouns Masculine Feminine

their ending to es.

adult person man woman

Latin-derived nouns
deity god goddess
helix helices
ending in ix form their chicken rooster hen
matrix matrices
plural forms by changing
deer stag doe
aviatrix aviatrices
their ending to ices.

EXAMPLES FOR PERSONAL NOUNS

Latin-derived nouns

larynx larynges Thing Involved Giver Receiver

ending in x form their

pharynx pharynges
plural forms by changing

thorax thoraces
their ending to ges or
award sponsor awardee
anthrax anthraces
ces. benefit benefactor beneficiary
care caregiver cared one
training trainer trainee