Plural Forms of Nouns

Plural form of nouns

What are the rules?

Poll

How are you?

• I am happy!

• I am hungry!

• I am good!

• I am excited!

Multiple Choice

Nouns are words that describe names of people, animals, things, and events.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Multiple Select

What are the two types of nouns we have discussed?

• Common

• Demonstrative

• Pronoun

• Proper

Multiple Choice

What is true about the common nouns?

• Common nouns are general names of people, animals, things, and events.

• Common nouns are nouns beginning with a capital letter.

• Common nouns are words like Jollibee, Samsung, Roblox, and Frozen 2.

Multiple Select

What is NOT true about the proper nouns

• Proper nouns are specific names of people, animals, things, and events.

• Proper nouns are nouns beginning with a capital letter.

• Proper nouns are written in small letter if not in the beginning of a sentence.

Rules in forming plural nouns

We have 7 rules.

Nouns that name several persons, places, things,

animals, or events are called plural nouns.

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of basket?

• basket

• baskets

• basketts

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of boy?

• boy

• the boy

• boys

Rule 1: Most singular nouns add -s to make it plural.

Example:

plate-plates

cup-cups

basket-baskets

girl-girls

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of church?

• churchs

• churches

• church

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of match?

• matchs

• match

• matches

Rule 2: Nouns ending with -s, -ss, -x, -z, -ch, -sh add -es.

Example:

bush - bushes

couch - couches

ax - axes

mass - masses

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of diary?

• diaryes

• diarys

• diaries

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of berry?

• berrys

• berries

• berryes

Rule 3: Nouns ending with a consonant and y change y to i then add es.

Example:

fairy - fairies

bunny - bunnies

cherry - cherries

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of boy?

• boys

• boyes

• boy

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of toy?

• toys

• toyes

• boy

Rule 4: Nouns ending with a vowel and y add -s.

Example:

toy - toys

key - keys

hay - hays

bay - bays

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of leaf?

• leafs

• leaves

• leafes

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of loaf?

• loafs

• loaves

• loafes

Rule 5: Nouns ending with -f or -fe:

• add -s to most nouns
• change f to v and add -es to other nouns

Example:

belief - beliefs

wife - wives

thief - thieves

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word radio?

• radios

• radioes

• radio

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word zoo?

• zoo

• zooes

• zoos

Rule 6: Nouns ending with a vowel and o add -s.

Example:

studio - studios

radio - radios

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word potato?

• potato

• potatos

• potatoes

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word hero?

• hero

• heroes

• heros

Rule 7: Nouns ending with a consonant and o add -es

Example:

tomato - tomatoes

echo - echoes

hero - heroes

Let us try!

Fill the missing plural form.