Understanding Plurals

What is the general rule for making a word plural?

• Double the last letter

• Change the last letter to 'i'

• Add 's' to the end of the word

• Add 'es' to the end of the word

Which of the following words requires 'es' to form its plural?

• Cat

• Dog

• Box

• Car

How do you form the plural of a word ending in a consonant followed by 'y'?

• Change 'y' to 'e' and add 's'

• Add 'es' directly

• Change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'

• Add 's' directly

Which of the following words has the same form in both singular and plural?

• Fish

• Dog

• Cat

• Bird

What is the plural form of 'foot'?

• Footies

• Feet

• Footes

• Foots