Plural of nounsPlural of nouns• Plural nouns are nouns that name

more than one person, place, or thing.

Plural of Nouns Plural of Nouns Most Nouns: Add -Most Nouns: Add -SS• Cup • Dog• Song• Friend• Toy• Ballon

• Cups• Dogs• Songs• Friends• Toys• Ballons

Plural of Nouns Plural of Nouns ExerciseExercise

• Chair• Storm• Star• Paper• Farm• Rock• Block

Plural of NounsPlural of Nounsnouns ending in nouns ending in s, ss, ch, shs, ss, ch, sh, or, or

xx: add -: add -eses

• Bus• Dish• Church• Box• Cat• Flower• pen

• Buses• Dishes• Churches• Boxes• Cats• Flowers• pens

Plural of nounsPlural of nounsExerciseExercise

• Buzz• Moss• Dress• Ax• Wish• Class• brush

Plural of NounsPlural of NounsExerciseExercise

box  cat slipper  fork book  chair  desk  house paper  wagon  lamp  shoe garden  horse  dress  dog carts  kitchen  pony  glass chair  star  pencil  girl  boyax  bush  coat  tree  bench sketch  owner  touch  latch  mug

Plural of NounsPlural of NounsNouns ending in - Nouns ending in - yy preceded by a preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural consonant is formed into a plural

by changing - by changing - yy to - to - iesies • Lady• City• army

• Ladies• Cities• armies

Plural of nounsPlural of nounsExerciseExercise

• Fly• baby • pony • injury • Cherry• story • history • berry • city • sky  • study • theory

Plural of NounsPlural of NounsNouns ending in Nouns ending in yy preceded by a preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding vowel form their plurals by adding

- s- s

• Boy• Day

• Boys• Days

Plural of nounsPlural of nounsExerciseExercise

• day • toy • essay • turkey • chimney • play • joy • valley • alley • volley

Plural of NounsPlural of NounsMost nouns ending in Most nouns ending in oo preceded preceded by a consonant is formed into a by a consonant is formed into a

plural by addingplural by adding es es • Hero• potato

• Heroes• potatoes

Special Note:Most nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel is formed into a plural by adding - s.Example:  folio, folios; cameo; cameos; studio, studios; portfolio, portfolios

Plural of nounsPlural of nounsExerciseExercise

• Motto• calico • buffalo • hero • potato • Cargo• volcano • tomato 

Plural of NounsPlural of NounsSome nouns ending in Some nouns ending in ff or or fefe are made are made

plural by changing plural by changing ff or or fefe to - to - vesves..    

• Beef• wife

• Beeves• wives

Special Note: The following form their plurals by adding - s. chief, chiefs / fife, fifes / mischief, mischiefs / hoof, hoofs / roof, roofs / grief, griefs / kerchief, kerchiefs / safe, safes

Plural of NounsPlural of NounsIrregular PluralsIrregular Plurals

• Man• Foot• Mouse• Woman• Tooth• Louce• Child• Ox• Goose

• Men• Feet• Mice• Women• Teeth• Lice• Children• Oxen• geese

Plural of NounsPlural of NounsNouns with NO singularNouns with NO singular

• Scissors• Oats• Tongs• dregs • trousers • pinchers • bellows • snuffers • cattle • shears • measles • mumps • victuals • tweezers • vespers  

Plural of NounsPlural of NounsNouns that are AWAYS singularNouns that are AWAYS singular• Gold• Sheep• Cotton• Corn• Silver• Molasses• Wheat• Sugar• copper