Plural Nouns Lesson

Plural Nouns

Rules : How to Form Plural Nouns

Rule #1 Add -s

• Add -s to most singular nouns to make them plural.

• Remember: Singular means 1 and plural means more than 1.

• Examples:

  • Egg-Eggs

  • Bed-Beds

  • Bike-Bikes

Rule #2 Add -es

• Add -es to words that end in s, sh, ch, or x.

• Examples:

  • Box-Boxes

  • Fox-Foxes

  • Dish-Dishes

  • Branch-Branches

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word dress?

• dress

• dressies

• dresses

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word peach?

• peachs

• peaches

Rule #3 Vowel + y Just add -s

• If a noun ends with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) plus a y, just add -s.

• Examples:

  • boy-boys

  • toy-toys

  • day-days

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word monkey?

• monkeys

• monkies

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word donkey?

• donkeys

• donkies

Rule #4 Consonant + y (-ies)

• If a noun ends with a consonant + y, change the y to i and add es

• Examples:

  • penny-pennies

  • baby-babies

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word hobby?

• hobbys

• hobbies

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word cherry?

• cherrys

• cherries

Irregular Plurals NO CHANGE

• Some nouns don't follow the plural rules!

• They stay the same whether they are singular or plural!

• Examples:

  • fish-fish

  • sheep-sheep

  • moose-moose

  • deer-deer

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word fish?

• fishes

• fish

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word deer?

• deers

• deer

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word moose?

• mooses

• moose

Irregular Plural Nouns

• These irregular plural nouns DO NOT follow rules 1-4.

• Examples:

  • tooth-teeth

  • child-children

  • man-men

  • woman-women

  • person-people

  • mouse-mice

  • ox-oxen

  • foot-feet

  • goose-geese

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word child?

• childs

• children

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of the word goose?

• gooses

• geese