1. Singular
and
Plural
Nouns

2. Add –s to make most singular nouns plural.
Rule
Add –s to make most singular nouns plural.

3. Examples girl girls tortoise tortoises camera cameras
computer computers

4. Add –es to nouns ending in s, z, ch, x, ss and sh.
Rule
Add –es to nouns ending in s, z, ch, x, ss and sh.

5. Examples class classes bush bushes beach beaches fox foxes
church churches

6. When a noun ends with a y preceeded by a vowel add –s.
Rule
When a noun ends with a y preceeded by a vowel add –s.

7. Examples day days monkey monkeys donkey donkeys valley valleys
play plays

8. Rule
When a noun ends with a y preceeded by a consonant, change y to i and add –es.

9. Examples puppy puppies kitty kitties daisy daisies canary canaries
bunny bunnies
guppy guppies

10. When a noun ends with an o preceeded by a vowel, add –s.
Rule
When a noun ends with an o preceeded by a vowel, add –s.

11. Examples
cameo cameos
studio studios
stereo stereos
radio radios

12. When a noun ends with an o preceeded by a consonant, usually add –es.
Rule
When a noun ends with an o preceeded by a consonant, usually add –es.

13. Examples
hero heroes
potato potatoes
echo echoes

14. just add –s.
But sometimes …

15. Examples
zero zeros
photo photos
piano pianos

16. Rule
When a noun ends with an f or fe usually change the f to v and add –es.

17. Examples
leaf leaves
life lives
half halves
knife knives

18. just add –s.
But sometimes…

19. Examples
roof roofs
chief chiefs
belief beliefs

20. So…
Let’s play a game

21. Give the plural form of the singular noun
donkey

22. answer
donkeys

23. Give the plural form of the singular noun
thief

24. answer
thieves

25. Give the plural form of the singular noun
sky

26. answer
skies

27. Give the plural form of the singular noun
branch

28. answer
branches

29. Give the plural form of the singular noun
dress

30. answer
dresses

31. Give the plural form of the singular noun
fox

32. answer
foxes

33. Give the plural form of the singular noun
circus

34. answer
circuses

35. Give the plural form of the singular noun
match

36. answer
matches

37. Give the plural form of the singular noun
ash

38. answer
ashes

39. Give the plural form of the singular noun
wish

40. answer
wishes

41. Give the plural form of the singular noun
potato

42. answer
potatoes

43. Give the plural form of the singular noun
loaf

44. answer
loaves

45. Give the plural form of the singular noun
hero

46. answer
heroes

47. Give the plural form of the singular noun
shelf

48. answer
shelves

49. Give the plural form of the singular noun
toy

50. answer
toys

51. Give the plural form of the singular noun
country

52. answer
countries

53. Give the plural form of the singular noun
valley

54. answer
valleys