Twelve singular nouns ending in –f or Match the singular noun with the Write these sentences in the

General rule: –fe change the –f or –fe to –ves. plural form. singular.
Singular noun + s = Plural Noun (calf, half, knife, leaf, life, loaf, self,
sheaf, thief, wife, wolf)
Examples: box leaves Milkmen deliver milk.
Examples: ball eggs
table → tables calf → calves ____________________________
car → cars knife →knives brush addresses
lion parties
Singular nouns ending in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch,
-x, -o + –es = Plural nouns egg boxes Businesswomen earn lots of money.
Examples: tomato ways
watch → watches Some nouns have got an irregular ____________________________
brush → brushes address lions
plural form.
tomato → tomatoes party beaches
fox →foxes Examples:
way balls There are ants in the kitchen.
• words of foreign origin ending in –o foot → feet beach tomatoes
just add –s goose → geese ____________________________
Examples: leaf brushes
tooth → teeth
piano → pianos louse → lice
kilo → kilos mouse → mice Write these sentences in the plural
ox → oxen
child → children
man → men
Singular nouns ending in a consonant + -y There is a very small house.
woman → women
change the –y to –I + -es = Plural noun. _____________________________________________________________
Example: Mark has got a brown dog.
baby →babies _____________________________________________________________
Remember: Lucas has got a fast motorbike.
• Nouns ending in –y following a vowel Adjectives do not take –s in the
just add –s plural. _____________________________________________________________
Example:
day →days A red rose means love.
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The duck is in the lake.
a happy girl two happy girls
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General rule: Twelve singular nouns ending in –f or –fe
Singular noun + s = Plural Noun
change the –f or –fe to –ves.
Examples: (calf, half, knife, leaf, life, loaf, self, sheaf,
thief, wife, wolf)
table → tables
car → cars
Examples:
calf → calves
knife →knives
Singular nouns ending in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o + –
es = Plural nouns
Examples:
watch → watches Some nouns have got an irregular plural

brush → brushes form.

tomato → tomatoes
fox →foxes Examples:

• words of foreign origin ending in –o just add –s foot → feet

Examples: goose → geese

piano → pianos tooth → teeth

kilo → kilos louse → lice

mouse → mice
ox → oxen
Singular nouns ending in a consonant + -y child → children
change the –y to –I + -es = Plural noun. man → men
woman → women
Example:
baby →babies

• Nouns ending in –y following a vowel just Remember:

Adjectives do not take –s in the plural.
add –s
Example:
day →days

a happy girl two happy girls

Match the singular noun with the plural form. Write these sentences in the singular.

box leaves Milkmen deliver milk.

ball eggs
____________________________
brush addresses

lion parties

egg boxes Businesswomen earn lots of money.

tomato ways
____________________________
address lions

party beaches

way balls
There are ants in the kitchen.
beach tomatoes
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leaf brushes

Write these sentences in the plural

There is a very small house.

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Mark has got a brown dog.

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Lucas has got a fast motorbike.

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A red rose means love.

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The duck is in the lake.

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