A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

The farmers drove to the markets with the boxes.

​Plural nouns

A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.

The farmer drove to the market with the box.

Singular nouns

You have learned that nouns are naming words.

Rules for forming plurals

​street - streets

house - houses

​Add -s to most singular nouns

Most singular nouns

​glass - glasses
box - boxes
church - churches
sash - sashes

​Add -es to singular nouns ending in s, x, ch, or sh

Nouns ending in s, x, ch, or sh

​valley - valleys
joy - joys

​Add -s to singular nouns ending with a vowel and y

Nouns ending with a vowel and y

city - cities
berry - berries

​Change the y to i and add -es

Nouns ending with a consonant and y

​Challenge

Match the singular nouns with the correct plural nouns. Use your dictionary to check your spelling.

​life - lives
cliff - cliffs

​Change the f to v, add -es to some nouns, and -s to other nouns

Nouns ending in f or fe

rodeo - rodeos
studio - studios

​Add -s

Nouns ending with a vowel and o

solo - solos
piano - pianos
hero - heroes

​Add -s to some nouns
Add -es to other nouns

Nouns ending with a consonant and o

​foot - feet
woman - women
child - children
mouse - mice

Nouns that have special plural spellings

​trout - trout
deer - deer
sheep - sheep

Nouns that remain the same

​Match the singular nouns with the correct plural nouns. Use your dictionary to check your spelling.

Challenge