Chair
 Hero
 Party
 Quiz
 Dress
 Bush
 Monkey
 Gas
 Watch
 Wax


Chairs
 Heroes
 Parties
 Quizzes
 Dresses
 Bushes
 Monkeys
 Gases
 Watches
 Waxes

Plural Rule 1

Most words add ‘s’ to make the plural.


one apple

two apples

Plural Rule 2

Add ‘es’ to words ending in ‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘s’, ‘ss’, ‘x’
or ‘z’ to make the plural.


one box



wish → wishes
cross → crosses
bus →
buses




many boxes
beach →
waltz →

beaches
waltzes
Plural Rule 3

When a word ends in an ‘o’ and comes after a
consonant, add ‘es’ to make the plural.


one tomato

two tomatoes



Exceptions → pianos, banjos, solos, radios and
Eskimos.
Plural Rule 4

When the letter before ‘y’ is a consonant, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ before
adding ‘es’.


one baby

two babies

Plural Rule 5

When words end in ‘ay’, ‘ey’, ‘iy’, ’oy’, and ‘uy’ add ‘s’ to make the plural.


one donkey

two donkeys
Sometimes a word may completely change its form
when a plural is made.


one child

person →people
 man →
men
 tooth→ teeth
 mouse →mice


two children
goose →
woman →
foot→ feet

geese
women
Sometimes a word may completely change its form
when a plural is made.


one child

person →people
 man →
men
 tooth→ teeth
 mouse →mice


two children
goose →
woman →
foot→ feet

geese
women

Plural rules

  • 2.
    Chair  Hero  Party Quiz  Dress  Bush  Monkey  Gas  Watch  Wax  Chairs  Heroes  Parties  Quizzes  Dresses  Bushes  Monkeys  Gases  Watches  Waxes 
  • 3.
    Plural Rule 1 Mostwords add ‘s’ to make the plural.  one apple two apples Plural Rule 2 Add ‘es’ to words ending in ‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘s’, ‘ss’, ‘x’ or ‘z’ to make the plural.  one box  wish → wishes cross → crosses bus → buses   many boxes beach → waltz → beaches waltzes
  • 4.
    Plural Rule 3 Whena word ends in an ‘o’ and comes after a consonant, add ‘es’ to make the plural.  one tomato two tomatoes  Exceptions → pianos, banjos, solos, radios and Eskimos.
  • 5.
    Plural Rule 4 Whenthe letter before ‘y’ is a consonant, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’ before adding ‘es’.  one baby two babies Plural Rule 5 When words end in ‘ay’, ‘ey’, ‘iy’, ’oy’, and ‘uy’ add ‘s’ to make the plural.  one donkey two donkeys
  • 6.
    Sometimes a wordmay completely change its form when a plural is made.  one child person →people  man → men  tooth→ teeth  mouse →mice  two children goose → woman → foot→ feet geese women
  • 7.
    Sometimes a wordmay completely change its form when a plural is made.  one child person →people  man → men  tooth→ teeth  mouse →mice  two children goose → woman → foot→ feet geese women