The document summarizes common spelling rules for plural nouns in English in 3 sentences or less:
Regular nouns typically form their plural by adding -s, -es, or -ves depending on if they end in s, sh, ch, x, z, f, or fe. Nouns ending in a vowel plus y change the y to ies. There are also irregular nouns that do not follow typical patterns and must be memorized.
The document summarizes common spelling rules for plural nouns in English in 3 sentences or less:
Regular nouns typically form their plural by adding -s, -es, or -ves depending on if they end in s, sh, ch, x, z, f, or fe. Nouns ending in a vowel plus y change the y to ies. There are also irregular nouns that do not follow typical patterns and must be memorized.
The document summarizes common spelling rules for plural nouns in English in 3 sentences or less:
Regular nouns typically form their plural by adding -s, -es, or -ves depending on if they end in s, sh, ch, x, z, f, or fe. Nouns ending in a vowel plus y change the y to ies. There are also irregular nouns that do not follow typical patterns and must be memorized.
Regular Noun ends in s,ch,sh,x or z ends in f or fe
add -S add -ES remove f/fe add -VES
apple apples bus buses calf calves
bat bats match matches wolf wolves car cars wish wishes knife knives frog frogs fox foxes exceptions : kite kites quiz quizes roof - roofs cliff - cliffs
ends in vowel+y ends in consonant+y Irregular Nouns
add -S remove y add -ies the rule breakers
boy boys baby babies man men
key keys story stories woman women day days lady ladies child children toy toys party parties tooth teeth monkey monkeys country countries foot feet person people ends in vowel+o ends in consonant+o No Change
add -S add -ES spelling remains same
zoo zoos tomato tomatoes sheep sheep
kangaroo kangaroos potato potatoes deer deer video videos hero heroes fish fish radio radios echo echoes swine swine stereo stereos exceptions : photo - photos piano - pianos