plural nouns

1. Plural
Forms

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A STRAWBERRY

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TWO STRAWBERRIES

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A
A WATERMELON TWO WATERMELONS

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Regular Plural Nouns
Most nouns in English are made into plural
nouns by adding an s to the singular form.
Example: Book  Books
If the noun ends with an s, ch, sh, or x, an es
is added to make the noun plural.
Example: Watch - Watches

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Irregular Plural Nouns
Noun type
Forming the
plural
Examples
Ends with -fe
Change f to v
then
Add -s
knife - knives
life - lives
wife - wives
Ends with -f
Change f to v
then
Add -es
half - halves
wolf - wolves
loaf - loaves
Ends with -o Add -es
potato - potatoes
tomato - tomatoes
volcano -
volcanoes

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ends with -us Change -us to -i
cactus - cacti
nucleus - nuclei
focus - foci
ends with -is Change -is to -es
analysis - analyses
crisis - crises
thesis - theses
ends with -on Change -on to -a
phenomenon -
phenomena
criterion -
criteria
ALL KINDS
Change the vowel
or
Change the word
or
Add a different
ending
man - men
foot - feet
child - children
person - people
tooth - teeth
mouse - mice
Unchanging
Singular and plural
are the same
sheep
deer
fish (sometimes)

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Exercise 1
Singular Plural
A pencil
Butterflies
A brush
Geese
A tooth
A leaf
A piano
Classes
Mice

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Exercise 2
1. There are too many box in our attic. boxes
2. How many picture did you take on your
trip?
3. Cheryl doesn’t enjoy washing dish.
4. There are three church in our little
community.
5. Our soccer team has had four wins and
three loss.

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A TELEPHONE
FOUR TELEPHONES

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SHEEP
SHEEP

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WATCH
WATCHES

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That’s all for today
See you soon!