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Plural and Singular Nouns . Plural Nouns . A plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es. Flowers. Cherries. Potatoes. Add es to make nouns plural that end with s, x, sh and ch. Bus es. Bu s. Bo x. Box es. Toothbrush es. Toothbru sh. Bench es.
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Plural Nouns • A plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es. Flowers Cherries Potatoes
Add es to make nouns plural that end with s, x, shand ch Buses Bus Box Boxes Toothbrushes Toothbrush Benches Bench
Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y: Ladies Lady Butterfly Butterflies
Add ves to make nouns plural that end in f or fe Wolves Wolf Knife Knives
nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s: • nouns ending in o after a consonant, add es • Nouns ending in vowel+ohave plurals in s Tomato Tomatoes Radio Radios
Some nouns do not change at all when made plural: Sheep Sheep Sheep Fish Fish Deer Deer
Some nouns become a new word when made plural: Goose - Geese Child - Children Mouse - Mice
What is the plural form of: Baby Babies Leaf Leaves Pony Ponies Witch Witches Volcano Volcanoes Snake Snakes Church Churches