Making singulars plurals

MAKING SINGULAR NOUNS PLURAL

An apple Two apple s A peach Two peach es BUT

Rule 1: Most words become plural by adding –s ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Pencil s Book s Chair s Boy s Pen s

Rule 2: Words that end in -ch , -sh , -x , -ss , -o add -es ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],watch brush box boss tomato es es es es es

Rule 3: Words that end in a consonant + -y drop the – y and add -ies ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],ies ferr famil dictionar countr y y y y ies ies ies

Rule 4: Words that end in –f or -fe drop the – f and add -ves ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],ves wi kni li lea fe fe fe f ves ves ves

Rule 4: Words that end in –f or -fe drop the – f and add -ves ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],EXCEPTIONS

Rule 5: There are some irregular plurals ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],men women people children feet teeth mice

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