2. Plural and Singular Nouns

3. Nouns  A plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es.  A singular form of a noun names just one. noun names just one.

4. Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular. 1. houses 2. baby 3. man 4. tables 5. books 6. bus P P P S S S

5. Add es to make nouns plural that end with:  s busesbuses  x faxesfaxes  ch benchesbenches  sh dishesdishes

6. Change the y to i and add -es to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:  lady ladiesladies  fry friesfries

7. Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural:  calf calvescalves  knife knivesknives

8. Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:  sheep sheepsheep  deer deerdeer

9. Some nouns are irregular words when made plural:  man menmen  goose geesegeese

10. Can you make these nouns plural? 1. half 2. foot 3. piano 4. spy 5. brush halves feet pianos spies brushes

11. Can you make these nouns plural? 1. mouse 2. memo 3. shelf 4. leaf 5. child mice memos shelves leaves children

12. Can you make these nouns plural? 1. thief 2. woman 3. fish 4. photo 5. tooth thieves women fish photos teeth

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