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Plural Rule 1Plural Rule 1Most words add ‘s’ to make the plural.

one apple two apples

Plural Rule 2Plural Rule 2Add ‘es’ to words ending in ‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘s’, ‘ss’,

‘x’ or ‘z’ to make the plural.

one box many boxes

wish → wishes beach → beaches cross → crosseswaltz → waltzes bus → buses

Plural Rule 3Plural Rule 3When a word ends in an ‘o’ and comes

after a consonant, add ‘es’ to make the plural.

one tomato two tomatoes

Exceptions → pianos, banjos, solos, radios and Eskimos.

Plural Rule 4Plural Rule 4When the letter before ‘y’ is a consonant, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’

before adding ‘es’.

one baby two babies

Plural Rule 5Plural Rule 5When words end in ‘ay’, ‘ey’, ‘iy’, ’oy’, and ‘uy’ add ‘s’ to make

the plural.

one donkey two donkeys

Sometimes a word may completely change its form when a plural is made.

one child two children

person →peoplegoose → geese man → men woman → women tooth→ teeth foot→ feet mouse →mice