Plural Nouns and Their Rules

What is a plural noun?

• A word that names one person, place, thing, animal, or idea.

• A word that names more than one person, place, thing, animal, or idea.

• A word that describes an action.

• A word that describes a quality.

What is the most common way to make a singular noun plural?

• Add '-es'

• Add '-s'

• Change the last letter

• Add '-ies'

How do you make a noun plural if it ends with 's', 'ss', 'x', 'ch', 'sh', or 'z'?

• Add '-s'

• Add '-ies'

• Add '-es'

• Change the last letter to 'i' and add '-es'

What is the plural form of "box"?

• boxs

• boxies

• boxes

• boxen

If a noun ends in 'y' and the letter before 'y' is a consonant, how do you make it plural?

• Add '-s'

• Change 'y' to 'i' and add '-es'

• Add '-es'

• Just remove 'y'

What is the plural form of "story"?

• storys

• stories

• storyes

• storyies

If a noun ends in 'y' and the letter before 'y' is a vowel, how do you make it plural?

• Change 'y' to 'i' and add '-es'

• Add '-es'

• Add '-s'

• Remove 'y' and add '-s'

What is the plural form of "key"?

• keies

• keys

• keyes

• keis