Nouns are names

of persons, places,
things and animals
 A B
Shelf Shelves
Grocery Groceries
Cart Carts
Pack Packs
Child Children
Can Cans
Box Boxes
Toothbrush Toothbrushes
Peso Pesos
Singular nouns
names one
person, place
thing or idea.
Plural nouns
names more than
one person, place
thing or idea.
Cat Cats
Table Tables
Cup Cups
Dog Dogs
Window windows
What is the first rule
in forming singular
nouns to form the
plural?
Rule 1.
Add –s to most
singular noun to
form the plural.
 How can we make
these singular nouns
in plural forms?
 Kiss
Dish
Crutch
Actress
Box
Kiss Kisses
Dish Dishes
Crutch Crutches
Actress Actresses
Box Boxes
What is the
nd
2 rule?
Rule 2.
If singular noun ends with
s, ss, x, ch, and sh add –es
to form the plural.
Can you give noun
ending in y
How can we make
these singular noun in
plural form?
 What is
the 3rd
rule?
Rule 3.
If a singular noun ends
with a consonant and y,
change y to I and add -es
 Take note that there are
some words ends with a
vowel y.
How can we make these
singular nouns in plural
form?
 day
boy
alley
valley
days day
boys boy
alleys alley
valleys valley
What is the
4th rule?
Rule 4.
If singular noun ends with
a vowel and y add –s to
form the plural