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Common Plural Forms

This document provides rules for making nouns plural in English. The first rule is that regular nouns are usually made plural by adding -s. Nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, sh, or ss are made plural by adding -es. Nouns ending in y, f, fe, or o have special rules - y preceded by a vowel adds -s, preceded by a consonant changes to -i and adds -es, f or fe usually add -s but sometimes change to -v and add -es, o preceded by a vowel adds -s and preceded by a consonant adds -es unless it's a musical term. Compound words make the main word or last word plural depending

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Common Plural Forms

This document provides rules for making nouns plural in English. The first rule is that regular nouns are usually made plural by adding -s. Nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, sh, or ss are made plural by adding -es. Nouns ending in y, f, fe, or o have special rules - y preceded by a vowel adds -s, preceded by a consonant changes to -i and adds -es, f or fe usually add -s but sometimes change to -v and add -es, o preceded by a vowel adds -s and preceded by a consonant adds -es unless it's a musical term. Compound words make the main word or last word plural depending

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Plain Old Plurals:

The first rule for plurals is pretty simple and straight forward; regular
nouns are usually made plural by adding an S.
computer=computers, flight=flights, cat=cats, dog=dogs.
Plurals with S, X, Z, CH, SH, SS:
If nouns end with certain letters like, (S, X, Z, CH, SH and SS), we
make the plural by adding ES.
bonus=bonuses, bush=bushes, address=addresses, blitz=blitzes.
Plurals with Y, F, FE, O:
There are special rules that apply to words that end with (Y, F, FE,
and O).
In the case of Y, if the noun ends with a Y and is preceded by a
vowel, you simply add S.
attorney=attorneys, trolley=trolleys
If the noun ends with Y but is preceded by a consonant, the Y is
usually changed to I and ES is added.
(disquete)floppy=floppies, dormitory=dormitories, cherry=cherries
With proper names ending with -Y, you simply add an S.
Mary=Marys, Gary=Garys
When a noun ends with F or FE, its generally made plural by
adding an S. But in some cases, the F needs to be changed to
V and ES added.
chief=chiefs, knife=knives, life=lives, caf=cafes, wife=wives
When a noun ends with O thats preceded with a vowel, you make
it plural by adding an S. Some nouns end with O and are

preceded with a consonant; those are made plural by adding ES.


However, if its a musical term, you simply add S.
alto=altos, curio=curios, rodeo=rodeos, (lema)motto=mottoes,
potato=potatoes, tomato=tomatoes.
Id like to note that the word motto can be plural just by adding an
S. Mottos and mottoes are both correct.

Compound Words:
Sometimes we need to make compound words plural too. We do
this generally by adding an S to the main or principal word if the
compound is hyphenated. If theres no hyphenation, we make the
last word plural.
spoonful=spoonfuls, stepchild=stepchildren, brother-inlaw=brothers-in-law.
Irregular and Foreign Nouns:
We often get into words that are considered irregular, and in
American English some are considered foreign nouns. These words
change form to make them plural and some words have the same
spelling whether they are singular or plural.
IRREGULAR NOUNS:
goose=geese, foot=feet, tooth=teeth, mouse=mice, deer=deer,
sheep=sheep,child=children.
FOREIGN NOUNS:
analysis=analyses, datum=data, phenomenon=phenomena,
appendix=appendices.

PLURAL PRACTICE SHEET

Poppy.-amapola
Loaf.-miga de pan
Hutch.-conejera
Buggy.-cochecito de nio
Tuna.-atn
Match.-partido
Nappy.-paal
Elf.-duende,enano
Penny.-moneda de un centavo

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