REGU LA R A N D IR R EG U L A R

PLU R A L N O U N S
GRAMMAR CLASS
PLURAL NOUNS

•NAME MORE THAN ONE PERSON, ANIMAL, PLACE, OR

THING.
RULES

•ADD –S TO FORM THE PLURAL OF MOST NOUNS.

SWING/SWINGS ANIMAL/ANIMALS
RULES

•ADD –ES TO NOUNS ENDING IN CH, SH, X, Z, S, AND

SS.
FOX/FOXES BUSH/BUSHES CHURCH/CHURCHES
RULES

•IF A NOUN ENDS IN A VOWEL AND Y, ADD –S.

MONKEY/MONKEYS TOY/TOYS
RULES

•IF A NOUN ENDS IN A CONSONANT AND Y, CHANGE Y

TO I AND ADD –ES.
BLUEBERRY/BLUEBERRIES PONY/PONIES
IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS

•SOME NOUNS HAVE IRREGULAR PLURAL FORMS.

THEY CHANGE SPELLING.
WOMAN/WOMEN TOOTH/TEETH OX/OXEN
RULES

•FOR MOST NOUNS THAT END IN F OR FE, CHANGE F

TO V AND ADD –ES.
WIFE/WIVES WOLF/WOLVES THIEF/THIEVES
•SOME NOUNS HAVE THE SAME SINGULAR AND
PLURAL FORMS.
SALMON SHEEP
WORKING TOGETHER

•WRITE THE NEXT LIST OF WORDS IN YOUR

NOTEBOOK AND WRITE THE CORRECT PLURAL FORM.
WORK
•1. WAVE •4. SUNDAY
•2. ADULT •5. BEACH
•3. WISH
 WORK
•6. BOX •9. FOOT
•7. CHILD •10. CAR
•8. HALF
FINISHED

•SEE YOU NEXT WEEK