Plural of Animals

Plural of Animals

By Youli Poirier

some cats

two rabbits

many giraffes

eleven penguins​

​animals

​a cat

a rabbit

a giraffe

a penguin​

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​an animal

Regular form of plural

Add -s to the noun​

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some mice

some geese

some oxen ​

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a mouse

a goose

a ox

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Irregular form of plural

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​some fish

many deer​

two deer

many moose​

ten salmon​

three elk​

​a fish

a deer​

a sheep​

a moose​

a salmon​

an elk

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Some nouns don't change

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some walruses

many foxes

many octopuses

some rhinoceroses​

some lynxes​

​a walrus

a fox

an octopus

a rhinoceros

a lynx​

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Add -es to nouns that end in S or X

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​some ostriches

some cockroaches​

​an ostrich

a cockroach

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Add -es to nouns that end in ch and sh

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​some butterflies

some puppies

some wallbies

some ponies​

​a butterfly

a puppy​

a wallaby​

a pony​

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If the noun ends in -y, with a consonant before the -y, drop the -y and add -ies.

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​some monkeys

five turkeys​

some donkeys

some ospreys​

​a monkey

a turkey​

​a donkey

an ospr​ey

If the noun ends in -y, with a vowel before the -y, add S.

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