 Singular is one!  Plural is many!

 Rule 1: To make a singular word plural, in most cases “S” is added to the end of the word.

s  Lions

s  Monkeys

s  Elephants

s  Pandas

 Rule 2: If the singular form of the word ends with “s, ss, x, zz, ch or sh” then add “ES” to the end of the word!

 foxes

 Rule 3: For words (nouns) ending in f or fe, we have to change f to v and add “ES”

WWolves

 Rule 4: A few words (nouns) are very strange and have the same singular and plural forms.

Fish

 Rule 6: Sometimes it’s very hard to know what the rules are…...  In the next slide we are going to show you how.

 Some nouns have different plural forms:  child – children  woman – women  man – men  mouse – mice  Nouns ending in vowels like y or o are very confusing:  baby – babies  toy – toys  potato – potatoes  stereo – stereos

 Cat   Dog   Snail   Horse   Rabbit 