Topic: Making Nouns Plural

In English and many other languages, nouns have plural forms.

When a noun refers to a single person, thing, or idea, we say it is singular in
number.
EXAMPLE: boy, book. Loaf, woman…WOMEN, tooth.

When a noun refers to more than one thing, person or idea we say they are
plural in number.
EXAMPLE: boys, books, loaves, teeth.
Plurals are formed in various ways:
By adding – S to the singular.
EXAMPLE: girls, tables, mongooses, flowers.

By adding – ES to nouns ending with S, SS, SH, CH or X.

EXAMPLE: buses, successes, asses, brushes, boxes, foxes, stitches, arches.

With nouns ending with Y, but no vowel before the Y…change the Y to
IES.
EXAMPLE: berry…berries, company…companies, family…families,
factory…factories.

EXAMPLE: Nouns ending with Y, with a vowel in front only add S.

Monkey…Monkeys, Donkey…donkeys, key…keys..

Nouns ending in FE or F…change the F and FE to VES.

EXAMPLE: wife…wives, knife…knives, wolf…wolves.
THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS:
EXAMPLES: ox…oxen
child…children
Brother…brethren or brothers.

ACTIVITY
WRITE THE PLURAL FORMS OF THESE WORDS ON THE BLANK SPACES.
1. WIVES
2. OXEN
3. HALVES
4. LOYALTIES
5. CARS
6. MOUNTAINS
7. BOOKS
8. HOUSES
9. BOXES
10. TRUCKS
11. FAIRIES
12. DOGS
13. PATTIES
14. POLICEMEN
15. BABIES
16. MONKEYS
17. PENS
18. SCHOOLS
19. CHAIRS
20. DESKS
21. CHERRIES
22. FOODS
23. CITIES
24. DIARIES
25. MEN
26. TEETH
27. ANIMALS
28. CHARITIES
29. TOMATOES
30. SHOES