General rule: Twelve singular nouns ending in –f or –fe

change the –f or –fe to –ves.

Singular noun + s = Plural Noun
(calf, half, knife, leaf, life, loaf, self, sheaf,
Examples: thief, wife, wolf)
table → tables Examples:
car → cars calf → calves
knife →knives
Singular nouns ending in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o + –es
= Plural nouns
Examples: Some nouns have got an irregular plural
form.
watch → watches
Examples:
brush → brushes
foot → feet
tomato → tomatoes
goose → geese
fox →foxes
tooth → teeth
 words of foreign origin ending in –o just add –s
louse → lice
Examples:
mouse → mice
piano → pianos
ox → oxen

Singular nouns ending in a consonant + -y child → children

change the –y to –I + -es = Plural noun. man → men
Example: woman → women
baby →babies
 Nouns ending in –y following a vowel just add Remember:
–s Adjectives do not take –s in the plural.
Example:
day →days

a happy girl two happy girls

 A) Match the singular noun with B) Write these sentences in the
the plural form. singular.

1. box a) leaves Milkmen deliver milk.

2. ball b) eggs
3. brush c) addresses _________________________________________
4. lion d) parties
5. egg e) boxes Businesswomen earn lots of money.
6. tomato f) ways
7. address ________________________________________
g) lions
8. party h) beaches There are ants in the kitchen.
9. way i) balls
10. beach j) tomatoes ________________________________________
11. leaf k) brushes

C) Write these sentences in the plural

There is a very small house.
_____________________________________________________________
Mark has got a brown dog.
_____________________________________________________________
Lucas has got a fast motorbike.
_____________________________________________________________
A red rose means love.
_____________________________________________________________
The duck is in the lake.
_____________________________________________________________

D) Write these nouns in plural.

1. fox .......................... 7. life .......................... 13. child ..........................
2. potato .................... 8. chief ....................... 14. man ..............................
3. eyelash .................. 9. flower .......................... 15. person ........................
4. club ........................ 10. toy ............................. 16. dish ..........................
5. house ..................... 11. mouse ...........................
6. knife ...................... 12. lorry ............................
E. Some of these words are wrong. Correct them or write “ok” if they are right.
1. sheeps ......................... 3. children........................ 5. tomatos........................
2. scissor.......................... 4. persons......................... 6. jeans ...........................
 7. wives ........................... 9. fishes...........................
8. women........................... 10. pyjama..........................

F. Write is or are.
1. He .................... a very nice person.
2. This pair of scissors ......................... brand new.
3. My trousers ......................... on the bed.
4. There ......................... five people on the bus.
5. Your jeans ......................... blue.
6. Maybe your pyjamas ......................... in the drawer.
7. Mice ......................... very annoying in a house.
8. There ......................... lots of fish in the pond.
9. The police officer ......................... outside the police station.
10. This sheep ......................... only two days old.

G. Write the plural form of the word in parenthesis

My family and I love to go to my grandparents’ farm, but when I arrive there, I really like
to take some __________ (bus) to have the opportunity to know new __________ (person)
and even some new ____________ (student). My grandfather often loses the _________
(key) of his truck and my grandmother loses her ____________ (glass). They always ask
us to help them to find those ___________ (object). Near the farm, I can see different
___________ (animal) and __________ (insect) like: __________ (monkey),
_________, (cow), __________ (goose), __________ (deer), __________ (fish),
__________ (mouse), _________ (sheep), ____________ (butterfly), __________
(donkey), __________ (bird), __________ (fox) and _________ (wolf), too!!. My
grandfather brings me some fresh ____________ (tomato), __________ (grape),
________ (egg) and ____________ (potato). Once, some __________ (thief) tried to
steal the farm, but fast the __________ (police) appeared. ________ (Man) and
__________ (woman) were happy because the ____________ (policeman) caught the
__________ (thief) up in time.

On Sunday mornings I like to catch some __________ (apple) and __________ (cherry)
on the _________ (tree), prepare for breakfast __________ (toast), __________ (tea),
some __________ (bread) and _________ (milk). There are many __________ (church)
open, so I visit them with some __________ (child) that live in that place. My _________
(day) in the farm are really nice and when I am coming back home, my grandma gives me lots
of _________ (kiss) on my _________ (cheek).