1. Plural means more than one
Plural Nouns
Plural means more than one

2. Usually you just add an s if something is plural (if there is 
more than one.)
Singular
Plural
one cow two cows
one chicken two chickens
one boy two boys
one girl two girls

3. Plural Add es if the word ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z Singular
bus buses
church churches
wish wishes
box boxes

4. bunny bunnies story stories cherry cherries
If a noun ends in a consonant and a y, 
change the y to i and add es
bunny bunnies
story stories
cherry cherries

5. monkey monkeys day days play plays
If it ends in a vowel 
and y, just add s
a, e, i , o, u
monkey monkeys
day days
play plays

6. These are nouns that do not follow the rules: Singular Plural
Irregular - not regular
These are nouns that do not follow the 
rules:
Singular Plural
mouse mice
goose geese
ox oxen
tooth teeth
child 
woman women
 men

7. These nouns stay the same when they 
are plural:
sheep
fish
moose
deer

8. If a singular noun ends in an f or fe, 
change the f to ves to make it plural.
wolf - wolves
knife - knives
life - lives
wife - wives
calf - calves
shelf -

9. Choose the correct 
plural form of the noun
dog -- dogs or doges
church-- churchs or churches
baby-- babys or babies
monkey--monkeys or monkies
sheep -- sheep or sheeps
child--childs or children

10. lunch bug s s s s s wish couch cat cup desk bus tape bush es es es es
Make the words below plural by adding s or es.
wish
lunch
couch
cat
cup
bug
desk
bus
tape
bush es es es es s s s s es es s

11. Possessive Nouns
Add 's to show ownership (singular)
add ' if the word is plural and already 
has an s
my mom's car
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