Converting A Singular Noun To A Plural Noun

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[INFOGRAPHIC] CONVERTING A SINGULAR NOUN

TO A PLURAL NOUN
December 8, 2011 by Vappingo
A plural noun is more than one person, place or thing. The majority of nouns in written
English are transformed into their plural noun form through the addition of the letter “s” at
the end of the word. However, this is not always the case and there are a number of rules
that you should be aware of. Our free infographic provides a handy decision tree that you
can use to decide how to change the singular form of a noun into the plural form. Simply
start at the beginning and answer each question in turn in order to find out what the
plural noun form of your word should look like.
If you’re looking for more practice advice on using nouns, check out our guides
to concrete nouns and abstract nouns.
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THIRTEEN RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR NOUNS TO

THEIR PLURAL FORM
1. Add s to most nouns.
girl/girls
bicycle/bicycles
2. Add es to nouns ending is s, x, z, ch, or sh.

class/classes
ax/axes buzz/buzzes
3. For nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant, change y to i and add es.

fly/flies
party/parties
daisy/daisies
4. For nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel, add s.

monkey/monkeys
valley/valleys
5. For nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant, add es.

hero/heroes
potato/potatoes
6.For nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel, add s.

Oreo/Oreos
radio/radios
patio/patios
7. For musical terms ending in o, add s.

solo/solos
alto/altos
8. For nouns ending in f or fe, usually change the f or fe to ves.

leaf/leaves
shelf/shelves
wolf/wolves
Exceptions: chief/chiefs
chef/chefs
safe/safes
9. Add s to the end of singular nouns ending in ful.

cupful/cupfuls
spoonful/spoonfuls
10. Change the spelling of some words.

cactus/cacti
mouse/mice
11. Leave some nouns as they are.

sheep/sheep
deer/deer
12. Add s to the most important noun in a hyphenated word.

editor-in-chief/editors-in-chief
brother-in-law/brothers-in-law
13. Add s to proper nouns which do not end in s. Add es to proper nouns which
do end in s.
Mr. and Mrs. Walker/the Walkers
Mr. and Mrs. Ross/the Rosses
printer/printers
church/churches
wish/wishes
piano/pianos
goose/geese
woman/women
fish/fish
moose/moose
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April 10, 2018 at 1:14 am
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May 31, 2018 at 11:56 am
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[INFOGRAPHIC] CONVERTING A SINGULAR NOUN

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THIRTEEN RULES FOR CHANGING SINGULAR NOUNS TO

2. Add es to nouns ending is s, x, z, ch, or sh.

3. For nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant, change y to i and add es.

4. For nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel, add s.

5. For nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant, add es.

6.For nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel, add s.

7. For musical terms ending in o, add s.

8. For nouns ending in f or fe, usually change the f or fe to ves.

9. Add s to the end of singular nouns ending in ful.

10. Change the spelling of some words.

11. Leave some nouns as they are.

12. Add s to the most important noun in a hyphenated word.

7 THOUGHTS ON “[INFOGRAPHIC] CONVERTING A SINGULAR NOUN TO

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It does if you need help converting a singular noun to a plural noun ;)

This is a great tool for ESL teachers! Glad I found it!!

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