2. We make regular nouns plural by adding –s to
the end of the word
Examples:
cat cats
chair chairs
shoe shoes
However, there are many nouns that do not
follow this pattern and they are called
irregular nouns
3. There are some rules to follow for making
irregular nouns plural
Other irregular nouns will not follow a
definite pattern and will just need to be
memorized
4. Formthe plural by adding –es to the end of
the word
Examples:
class classes
box boxes
buzz buzzes
watch watches
dish dishes
5. Singular Plural
beach beaches
match matches
sandwich sandwiches
bush bushes
eyelash eyelashes
ax axes
fox foxes
tax taxes
kiss kisses
6. Form plural by changing [y] to [i] and add –es
Examples:
lady ladies
city cities
party parties
baby babies
7. Singular Plural
puppy puppies
family families
story stories
library libraries
country countries
butterfly butterflies
discovery discoveries
8. Form plural by changing [f] or [fe] to –ves
Examples:
half halves
leaf leaves
wife wives
knife knives
But NOT always!
belief beliefs
chef chefs
roof roofs
9. Singular Plural
calf calves
loaf loaves
scarf scarves
thief thieves
wolf wolves
shelf shelves
life lives
10. Form plural by adding –es
Examples:
tomato tomatoes
potato potatoes
hero heroes
echo echoes
But NOT Always!
kangaroo kangaroos
piano pianos
photo photos
auto autos
11. Singular Plural
potato potatoes
kangaroo kangaroos
echo echoes
tomato tomatoes
photo photos
auto autos
hero heroes
piano pianos
12. Examples:
man men
woman women
child children
mouse mice
goose geese
foot feet
ox oxen
tooth teeth
Thesenouns just need to be memorized because
they do not follow a rule
13. Singular Plural
woman women
goose geese
man men
mouse mice
ox oxen
tooth teeth
child children
foot feet
14. Examples:
a shrimp two shrimp
a series two series
a fish two fish
a deer two deer
a sheep two sheep
a moose two moose
These nouns are determined plural or
singular by the context of the sentence
15. Singular Plural
a series two series
a fish two fish
a deer two deer
a shrimp two shrimp
a moose two moose
a sheep two sheep
16. Examples:
datum data
medium media
cactus cacti
stimulus stimuli
Thesenouns just need to be memorized
because they do not follow a rule
17. Read each sentence. Figure out the plural of the word in parenthesis and write it on the line.
1. Mrs. Jones has two ________________________. (child)
2. A flock of ________________________ just flew overhead. (goose)
3. Three ________________________ scurried through the kitchen. (mouse)
4. Mother cut the sandwich into two ________________________. (half)
5. Humans have 32 _____________ in their mouths by the time they are adults. (tooth)
6. The ________________________ at the bus stop had umbrellas. (woman)
7. There are forks, _____________________, and spoons on the table. (knife)
8. Those ________________________ were making a lot of noise. (person)
9. Mama bought two ________________________ of bread. (loaf)
10. The ________________________ were fixing the hole in the street. (man)
11. I heard a pack of ________________________ in the forest. (wolf)
12. The farmer had a dozen ________________________. (sheep)
13. People have two arms, two hands, two legs, and two __________________. (foot)
14. The _____________________ on the trees change color in autumn. (leaf)
15. My family has several pets. We have a dog, two cats, and five ___________. (fish)
