Plural Nouns

PLURAL NOUNS

fORMING PLURAL NOUNS

​For many singular nouns, the plural form is created by adding -S to the end of the word.

EXAMPLES:

agent --> agents

crowd --> crowds

nation --> nations

Match

Match each singular noun with its plural form.

• knight

• entrance

• pear

• opening

• pop

knights

entrances

pears

openings

pops

• knights

• entrances

• pears

• openings

• pops

Multiple Choice

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PICK

• picks

• pickes

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SEASON

• seasons

• seasones

PLURAL NOUN RULES

#1: For singular nouns that end in -X, -S, -Z, -CH, and -SH, you must add -ES to create the plural forms.

EXAMPLES:

box --> boxes peach --> peaches

kiss --> kisses wish --> wishes

buzz --> buzzes

Match

Match the following

• pass

• mix

• booth

• church

• bus

passes

mixes

booths

churches

buses

• passes

• mixes

• booths

• churches

• buses

Multiple Choice

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BOSS

• bosss

• bosses

Multiple Choice

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WILL

• wills

• willes

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TAX

• taxs

• taxes

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WATCH

• watchs

• watches

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LASH

• lashs

• lashes

Multiple Choice

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PICK

• picks

• pickes

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CLASS

• class's

• classes

PLURAL NOUN RULES

#2: For singular nouns that end in vowel + y, just add -S to create the plural form.

EXAMPLES:

monkey --> monkeys

play --> plays

buy --> buys

PLURAL NOUN RULES

#3: For singular nouns that end in consonant + y, change the -Y to -I and add -ES.

EXAMPLES:

party --> parties

country --> countries

body --> bodies

Multiple Choice

Choose the correct plural form of this singular noun:

DAY

• days

• daies

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BABY

• babys

• babies

Multiple Choice

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CHERRY

• cherrys

• cherries

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TRAY

• trays

• traies

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BUTTERFLY

• butterflys

• butterflies

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PLURAL NOUN RULES

#4: For MOST singular nouns that end in -F or -FE, change -F to -V and add -ES.

EXAMPLES:

leaf --> leaves

knife --> knives

calf --> calves

​Just add -S:

cliff --> cliffs

chief --> chiefs

I don't know why!

Multiple Choice

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CHIEF

• chiefs

• chieves

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HALF

• halfs

• halves

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SAFE

• safes

• safves

PLURAL NOUN RULES

#5: For singular nouns that end in consonant + -O, add -ES to create the plural form.

EXAMPLES:

potato --> potatoes

zero --> zeroes

PLURAL NOUN RULES

#6: For singular nouns that end in vowel + -O, just add -S to create the plural form.

EXAMPLES:

patio --> patios

Oreo --> Oreos

stereo --> stereos

Multiple Choice

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RADIO

• radios

• radioes

Multiple Choice

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SOLO

• solos

• soloes

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potato

• potatos

• potatoes

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Wednesday --> ​

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LUNCH--> ​

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WISH--> ​

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FRY--> ​

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BOY--> ​

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CITY--> ​

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SNACK--> ​

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PATIO--> ​

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JOURNEY--> ​

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QUALITY--> ​

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IGLOO--> ​

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FAMILY--> ​

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