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    This document discusses singular and plural nouns in English. It provides 6 rules for making nouns plural: 1) adding -s, 2) adding -es, 3) changing -y to -ies, 4) adding -s after a vowel, 5) adding -es after a consonant, and 6) changing -f or -fe to -ves. It also notes some irregular nouns that do not follow these rules, like man/men. Examples are given for each rule along with exercises for the reader to practice forming plurals.

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    SINGULAR

    AND
    PLURAL NOUNS
    Singular nouns
    When a noun means one
    only, it is said to be
    singular.  
    Examples:  
    boy, girl, book, church, box
    Plural nouns
    When a noun means more
    than one, it is said to be
    plural.  
    Examples:  
    boys, girls, books,
    churches
    RULE #1

    The plural of nouns is


    usually
    formed by adding - s to a
    singular noun.
    Examples
    Singular Plural

    lamp      lamps
    cat     cats
    pen   pens
    fork   forks
    flower flowers
    Exercise:  
    Write the plural of each of these
    nouns
    chair  farm
     storm  rock
     owner  cup
    star paper
    door doctor
    RULE #2

    Nouns ending in s, z, x,
    sh,
    and ch form the plural by
    adding - es..
    Examples

    kiss kisses
    brush brushes
    box  boxes
    dish  dishes
    church  churches
    Exercise:  
    Write the plural of each of these
    nouns
    dress class
    wish fox
    cross bush
    brush bench

    ax hex
    SPECIAL NOTE
    If you add - s to such nouns as
    fox, bush, and bench,
    you will find that you cannot
    pronounce them without
    making an additional syllable.  
    This is why such nouns
    form the plural by adding - es.
    Exercise:  
    Tell if the following nouns are singular or
    plural

    box  cats  slipper  forks

     chair  desk  houses  paper

     lamps  shoes  garden  horses

     dog  carts  kitchen  pony

    books wagon dress glass


    Exercise:  
    Write the plural of the following
    nouns
    chair  pencil
     ax  coat
     sketch  touch
    bench bush
    star owner
    girl  tree
    mug latch
    Exercise:  
    Write the singular of the following
    nouns
    bells  wagons
     clocks  kitchens
     days  pencils
     churche
     coals
    s
     boxes  basins
     houses  trees
    RULE #3
    Nouns ending in - y preceded
    by a consonant is formed into
    a
    plural by changing - y to - ies.
     
    Examples:  
    lady, ladies; city, cities; army,
    armies
    Exercise:  
    Write the plural of the following
    nouns
    fly  pony
     lady  story
     city  duty
     baby  injury
     beauty  history
     sky  study
    RULE #4
    Nouns ending in y preceded
    by
    a vowel form their plurals by
    adding - s.  

    Example: 
    boy, boys;
    day, days
    Exercise:  
    Write the plural of the following
    nouns
    day  essay

     play  valley

     toy  turkey

     joy  alley
    RULE #5
    Most nouns ending in o
    preceded by a consonant is
    formed into a plural by adding
    –es.  
    Example:  
    hero; heroes;
    grotto, grottoes
    Exercise:  
    Write the plural of the following
    nouns
     tomato  buffalo
     potato  volcano
     mosquito*  halo*
     buffalo*   veto

     calico hero
     tornado*
     cargo
    SPECIAL NOTE
    Most nouns ending in o
    preceded by a vowel is formed
    into
    a plural by adding - s.
    Example:  
    folio, folios; cameo; cameos;
    studio, studios;
    portfolio, portfolios
    RULE #6
    Some nouns ending in f or fe
    are made plural by changing f
    or fe to - ves.  
    Example:  
    beef, beeves; wife, wives
    Exercise:  
    Write the plural of the following
    nouns
    calf  leaf
     loaf  half
     elf   thief
     chief  proof

     self  sheaf
     shelf  wolf
    IRREGULAR NOUNS

    Some nouns are irregular in


    this
    case there is no rule you can
    follow, so you must learn the
    irregular forms of each of the
    nouns.
    Examples of irregular nouns

    SINGULA
    MEANING PLURAL MEANING
    R
    man hombre men hombres
    woman mujer women mujeres
    child niño children niños
    person persona people personas
    Examples of irregular nouns

    SINGULA
    MEANING PLURAL MEANING
    R
    tooth diente teeth dientes
    foot pie feet pies
    mouse ratón mice ratones

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