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Regular Nouns: They Are Nouns That Change To Plural Form by Adding

The document discusses different rules for forming plurals in English by adding suffixes such as -s, -es, -ies, or -ves. It explains that most regular nouns form the plural by adding -s, but nouns ending in certain letters or sounds like s, sh, ch, o, or f add alternative suffixes. Examples are provided for common nouns that follow each rule as well as exercises for readers to practice forming plurals.

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Regular Nouns: They Are Nouns That Change To Plural Form by Adding

The document discusses different rules for forming plurals in English by adding suffixes such as -s, -es, -ies, or -ves. It explains that most regular nouns form the plural by adding -s, but nouns ending in certain letters or sounds like s, sh, ch, o, or f add alternative suffixes. Examples are provided for common nouns that follow each rule as well as exercises for readers to practice forming plurals.

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REGULAR NOUNS

THEY ARE NOUNS THAT CHANGE TO PLURAL FORM BY


ADDING:
•S
FOR EXAMPLE: BOOKS
• ES
FOR EXAMPLE: BUSES
• IES
FOR EXAMPLE: BABIES
ADDING “S”
• WE ADD S TO MOST OF NOUNS.
SINGULAR PLURAL
APPLE APPLES
BOOK BOOKS
CHAIR CHAIRS
PICTURE PICTURES
PAGE PAGES
KEY KEYS
COMPUTER COMPUTERS
PEN PENS
BIKE BIKES
EXERCISES:

• MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (CAT)


• THEY ARE READING FIVE ______ THIS MONTH. (BOOK)
• I WILL BUY TWO ______ FOR MY SCHOOL. (PEN)
• MY THREE ______ ARE NOT WORKING. (COMPUTER)
• ALL MY _____ WILL COME TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY.
(FRIEND)
ADDING “ES”
•  After sounds s /s/, z /z/,  sh /ʃ/,  ch /tʃ/ and j /dʒ/, we add the
plural suffix -e /ɪz/
SINGULAR PLURAL
BOX BOXES
KISS KISSES
WISH WISHES
WATCH WATCHES
BUSES BUSES
GARAGE GARAGES
JUDGE JUDGES
EXERCISES:

• MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX)


• HIS SON ALWAYS BUYS EXPENSIVE _____(WATCH)
• I WILL BUY TWO ______ FOR MY SCHOOL. (JUDGE)
• MY THREE ______ ARE NOT WORKING. (BUS)
• ALL MY _____ WILL COME TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY.
(KISSES)
ADDING “ES”
•  WE ADD ES TO MOST WORDS THAT END IN O
SINGULAR PLURAL

TOMATO TOMATOES

ECHO ECHOES

HERO HEROES

POTATO POTATOES

OPTIONAL: OS OR OES

. BUFFALO (BUFFALOES - BUFFALOS)


. MOSQUITO (MOSQUITOS - MOQUITOES)
. TORPEDO (TORPEDOS - TORPEDOES)
. ZERO (ZEROS - ZEROES)
EXERCISES:

• MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX)


•)
ADDING “IES”
•  WE ADD IES TO MOST WORDS THAT END IN “Y”
SINGULAR PLURAL
BABY BABIES
FRY FRIES
SUPPLY SUPPLIES
FLY FLIES
BUTTERLFY BUTTERFLIES
CANARY CANARIES
SECRETARY SECRETARIES
THEORY THEORIES
LADY LADIES
ADDING “IES”
•  EXCEPTIONS
SINGULAR PLURAL
BOY BOYS
TOY TOYS
KEY KEYS
MONKEY MONKEYS
DAY DAYS
PLAY PLAYS
EXERCISES:

• MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX)


•)
ADDING “VES”
• When a word ends in -F or -FE, we change the F to V and
add -ES.
SINGULAR PLURAL
LEAF LEAVES
LIFE LIVES
THIEF THIEVES
SCARF SCARVES
CALF CALVES
KNIFE KNIVES
LOAF LOAVES
SHELF SHELVES
WOLF WOLVES
EXERCISES:

• MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX)


•)
ADDING “VES”
•  EXCEPTIONS
SINGULAR PLURAL
CLIFF CLIFFS
ROOF ROOFS
BELIEF BELIEFS
CHIEF CHIEFS
EXERCISES:

• MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX)


•)

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