Making nouns plural

1. Making nouns plural

2. Plural Nouns A plural form of a noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

3. Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular. trees hat desks books school bus

4. Rule 1 Most common nouns form their plurals by adding s. • wave – waves • hat – hats • student – students

5. Rule 2 • If the word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh, add es: • glass – glasses • church – churches • box – boxes • bush – bushes • ax - axes

6. Rule 3 • If the word ends in y and there’s a consonant before the y, change the y to iand add es: • party – parties • candy - candies

7. Rule 4 • If the word ends in y and there’s a vowel before the y, add s: • play – plays • monkey - monkeys

8. Rule 5 • If the word ends in o, usually add s or es: • hero – heroes • potato – potatoes • kangaroo - kangaroos

9. Rule 6 • If a noun ends in f or fe, change the f or fe to ves: • calf - calves • Knife - knives

10. Some nouns do not change at all when made plural Nouns that stay the same: • moose • deer • species • sheep • series • swine