learn how to create the plural of singular nouns

1. Elaborado por:
Sandrine Lafontant Diaz
Educación a Distancia

3. In this lesson we will learn more about the plural
rules.
It is important to know the different plural rules,
because not every Word changes the same way.
Remember that when we write we need to follow
the correct form of speech and make the necessary
changes.

4. Add “s” or “es”
For the regular nouns, the basic plural rule is to
add “s” or “es” at the end of the Word.
For example:
School ---- schools
College ----- college
Dog ----- dogs
Cat ---- cats
Car ---- cars
Book ---- books

5. Nouns with a “Y”
For the nouns ending with a consonant + y, like
the Word BABY, we change the Y to an I and add
“es”.
For example:
Baby ----- babies
Pony ---- ponies
Lady ----- ladies
Activity ----- activities
Allergy ---- allergies

6. Nouns with a “Y”
For the nouns ending with vowel + Y, like the
Word TOY, we just add “s”.
For example:
Toy ------ toys
Boy ----- boys
Key ----- keys
Day --- days
Turkey ---- turkeys
Trolley ---- trolleys

7. Nouns with “ch”,
“sh”, “ss”, “x”
For nouns ending with “ch”, “sh”, “ss”, “x”, like
watch, Kiss, box, bush, we add “es”.
For example:
Watch --- watches
Kiss ---- kisses
Box --- boxes
Bush ------ bushes

8. Nouns with “f”, “fe”
For nouns ending with “f” or “fe”, like knife, Wolf,
we change F to V and ass “es”.
For example:
Knife ----- knives
Wolf ---- wolves
Shelf ----- shelves
Life ----- lives
Leaf ---- leaves
Wife ---- wives

9. Nouns with “o”
For nouns ending with a consonant + O, like
tomato, potato, add “es” or “s” (it can depend on
the word.
For example:
Tomato ---- tomatoes
Potato ----- potatoes
Volcano ----- volcanoes
Hero ----- heroes
Photo ----- photos
Kilo ------ kilos

10. Nouns with “o”
For nouns ending with a vowel + O, like radio, add
“s”.
For example:
Radio ----- radios
Stereo ------ stereos
Video ----- videos
Patio ----- patios
Zoo ----- zoos
Kangaroo ------- kangaroos

11. Irregular nouns
For certain nouns there are no rules to change
from the singular to the plural. With these words,
they can have different structures and different
changes.
For example:
Sheep ----- sheep
Man ----- men
Fish ------ fish
Woman ----- women
Tooth ------ teeth
Foot ------ feet

12. Créditos
Tecnológico nacional de México
Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de
Cuautitlán Izcalli
Coordinación del Área de
Educación a Distancia