Grammar Lesson 6

Plural Nouns

A noun is a person, place or thing.

A PLURAL NOUN names more than one persoon, place or thing.

Works with nouns that end in ch, sh, x, z, s, and ss.

bunch/bunches
box/boxes
wish/wishes

Add -es

Most plural nouns have only an s.

picture/pictures
wing/wings
pattern/patterns

Add -s

day/days

boy/boys

Add -s

city/cities

lady/ladies

Change y to i and add -es

Some nouns have IRREGULAR PLURAL forms

They change spelling:

man/men mouse/mice goose/geese
foot/feet child/children

Some nouns have IRREGULAR PLURAL forms

They change spelling:

man/men mouse/mice goose/geese
foot/feet child/children

For most nouns that end in f or fe, change f to v and add -es

leaf/leaves knife/knives

calf/calves

Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms.

sheep headquarters series

deer moose