1. Let us learn GRAMMAR
(Nouns- singular and
plural)
REGULAR NOUNS (THE RULES)
1. Most nounsform the plural byadding -s.
Singular Plural
Pencil Pencils
Apple Apples
Boat Boats
House Houses
River Rivers
Market Markets
Picture Pictures
Camera Cameras
2. A nounendingin s,ss, x, z, ch, sh makesthe plural byadding-es.
Bus Buses
Dress Dresses
Brush Brushes
Match Matches
Fox Foxes
Wish Wishes
Pitch Pitches
3. A noun ending in y makes the plural by dropping the y and
adding-ies
Battery Batteries
Party Parties
Baby Babies
City Cities
Spy Spies
Daisy Daisies
4. A noun ending in f or fe makes the plural by dropping the y
and adding-ves
Half Halves
Wolf Wolves
Leaf Leaves
Knife Knives
Wife Wives
Life Lives
Irregular nouns
There are some irregularformationsfornounplurals.Someof the most
commononesare listedbelow.
Tooth Teeth
Man Men
Woman Women
Ox Oxen
Child Children
Foot Feet
Person People
Mouse Mice
Goose Geese
Deer Deer
Species Species
Sheep Sheep
Fish Fish
Series Series
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