Plural Nouns

What is a plural noun?

• ONE person, place, or thing

• MORE THAN one person, place, or thing

What are vowels?

• a, e, i, o, u

• b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

What are consonants?

• a, e, i, o, u

• b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

Most nouns end with

• -s

• -es

• -ies

Words that end in "s, ch, sh, x, z",

• add -s

• add -es

• add -ies

• delete the "y", add -ies

• delete the "f, fe", add -ves

Words that end in "vowel + y",

• add -s

• add -es

• add -ies

• delete the "y", add -ies

• delete the "f, fe", add -ves

Words that end in "consonant + y",

• add -s

• add -es

• add -ies

• delete the "y", add -ies

• delete the "f, fe", add -ves

Words that end in "f, fe",

• add -s

• add -es

• add -ies

• delete the "y", add -ies

• delete the "f, fe", add -ves

Rule Breaker: man

• mans

• men

Rule Breaker: woman

• womans

• women