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    Regular plural nouns are formed by adding -s. Nouns ending in sibilants add -es, and those ending in -y change to -i and add -es if the -y follows a consonant or simply add -s if the -y follows a vowel. Nouns ending in -f or -fe typically add -s but some substitute -ves, and those ending in -o can add -s or -es. There are also irregular plural forms for some common nouns like man, child, mouse, and goose.

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    Regular plural nouns are formed by adding -s. Nouns ending in sibilants add -es, and those ending in -y change to -i and add -es if the -y follows a consonant or simply add -s if the -y follows a vowel. Nouns ending in -f or -fe typically add -s but some substitute -ves, and those ending in -o can add -s or -es. There are also irregular plural forms for some common nouns like man, child, mouse, and goose.

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    Regular plural nouns are formed by adding -s. Nouns ending in sibilants add -es, and those ending in -y change to -i and add -es if the -y follows a consonant or simply add -s if the -y follows a vowel. Nouns ending in -f or -fe typically add -s but some substitute -ves, and those ending in -o can add -s or -es. There are also irregular plural forms for some common nouns like man, child, mouse, and goose.

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    1.

    Regular Plural Forms


    1.1. How to form the plural
    We form the plural by adding -s to the singular of the noun.
    Singular Plural

    a car two cars

    a cassette two cassettes

    a lamp two lamps

    a hat two hats

    a cup two cups

    1.2. Nouns ending in sibilants


    Add -es. Add -s if the noun ends in one -e.
    Singular Plural

    a box two boxes

    a sandwich two sandwiches

    a suitcase two suitcases

    a rose two roses

    a garage two garages

    1.3. Nouns ending in -y


    1.3.1. y after consonant
    Change -y to -i, then add -es.
    Singular Plural

    a city two cities

    a lady two ladies

    There are two forms of the plural of the word penny:


     pennies → You refer to the single coins.
     pence →You refer to the price (how much sth. is).
    1.3.2. y after vowel
    Add -s after a vowel.
    Singular Plural

    a boy two boys


    Singular Plural

    a day two days

    1.4. Nouns ending in -f or -fe


    1.4.1. Add -s
    Singular Plural

    a roof two roofs

    a cliff two cliffs

    a sheriff two sheriffs


    1.4.2. Substitute with -ves
    Singular Plural

    a thief two thieves

    a wife two wives

    a shelf two shelves

    Both forms are possible with the following nous:


     scarf → scarfs/scarves
     hoof → hoofs/hooves
    Add -s for words ending in -ff.
    1.5. Nouns ending in -o
    1.5.1. Add -s
    Singular Plural

    a disco two discos

    a piano two pianos

    a photo two photos


    1.5.2. Add -es
    Singular Plural

    a tomato two tomatoes

    a potato two potatoes

    a hero two heroes

    Both forms are possible with the following nous:


     buffalo → buffalos/buffaloes
     mosquito → mosquitos/mosquitoes
     tornado → tornados/tornadoes
    2. Irregular Plural Forms
    Singular Plural

    a man two men

    a woman two women

    a child two children

    a mouse two mice

    a tooth two teeth

    a goose two geese

    a foot two feet

    an ox two oxen

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