This document outlines three rules for making nouns plural in English: 1. Add -s to most nouns to make them plural (book to books) 2. Add -es to nouns ending in x, s, ss, z, ch, sh to make them plural (bus to buses) 3. Change the y to i and add -es for nouns ending in y (baby to babies) The document provides examples for each rule and encourages practicing forming plurals with a whiteboard.

1. Singular and Plural
Nouns
Grade 1

2. RULE 1 – add -s
This is an apple.

3. RULE 1 – add -s
These are apples.

4. Let us try…
book books

5. Let us try…
plant plants

6. Let us try…
desk desks
father fathers

7. Let us try…
table tables
house houses

8. Let us try…
Bible Bibles
eraser erasers

9. RULE 2 – add –es to words ending
in…
This is a fox.
x, s, ss, z,
ch, sh

10. RULE 2 – add –es to words ending in…
These are foxes.
x, s, ss, z,
ch, sh

11. Let us try…
bus buses

12. Let us try…
glass glasses

13. Let us try…
bush bushes
church churches

14. RULE 3 – ending in y change y to i add es
This is a baby.
y = i + es

15. RULE 3 – ending in y change y to i add es
These are babies.
y = i + es

16. Let us try…
pony ponies

17. Let us try…
family families

18. Let us try…
lily lilies
berry berries

19. Get your whiteboard and try..
sister

20. Get your whiteboard and try..
sisters

21. Get your whiteboard and try..
box

22. Get your whiteboard and try..
boxes

23. Get your whiteboard and try..
watch

24. Get your whiteboard and try..
watches

25. Get your whiteboard and try..
party

26. Get your whiteboard and try..
parties