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Plural and Singular Nouns
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Plural Nouns A plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es. Flowers Cherries Potatoes
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Add es to make nouns plural that end with s, x, sh and ch
Toothbrushes Buses Boxes Benches Bus Box Toothbrush Bench
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Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:
Ladies Butterflies Lady Butterfly
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Add ves to make nouns plural that end in f or fe
Wolves Knives Wolf Knife
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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
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Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:
Sheep Fish Deer Sheep Fish Deer
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Some nouns become a new word when made plural:
Goose - Geese Child - Children Mouse - Mice
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What is the plural form of:
Baby Babies Leaf Leaves Pony Ponies Witch Witches Volcano Volcanoes Snake Snakes Church Churches
