Plural and Singular Nouns
Plural Nouns • A plural form of a noun names more than one.
It usually ends with s or es.
Flowers
Potatoes
Cherries
Add es to make nouns plural that end with s, x, sh and ch
Bus
Box
Toothbrush
Bench
Toothbrushes
Buses
Boxes
Benches
Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:
Lady
Butterfly
Ladies
Butterflies
Add ves to make nouns plural that end in f or fe
Wolf
Knife
Wolves
Knives
nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s: • nouns ending in o after a consonant, add es
• Nouns ending in vowel +o have plurals in s
Tomato Tomatoes
Radio Radios
Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:
Sheep
Deer
FishSheep
Sheep
Fish
Deer
Some nouns become a new word when made plural:
Goose - Geese Child - Children
Mouse - Mice
What is the plural form of:
BabiesBabyLeavesLeaf PoniesPony
WitchesWitch
SnakesSnake ChurchesChurch
VolcanoesVolcano