1. Spelling Killers: Plural Nouns
Mrs. Davis’ 5th Grade
Language Arts Classes
Council Traditional School

2. What is a Plural? A SINGULAR noun is a SINGLE noun (one)
A PLURAL noun is MORE THAN ONE noun

3. Plural Rule #1 Most plurals just add -s to the singular noun:
cat / cats
boy / boys
paper / papers
table / tables
lamp / lamps

4. Plural Rule #2 Add -es to nouns ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, or -zz :
bench / benches
fish / fishes
class / classes
box / boxes
buzz / buzzes

5. Plural Rule #3 Change the -y to -i and add -es in
nouns ending consonant + y:
story / stories
puppy / puppies
baby / babies
ruby / rubies
sky / skies

6. Plural Rule #4 Just add -s to nouns ending in vowel + y:
turkey / turkeys
day / days
toy / toys
valley / valleys

7. Plural Rule #5 Some plurals have IRREGULAR spellings: goose / geese
foot / feet
mouse / mice
child / children
woman / women
ox / oxen
tooth / teeth

8. Plural Rule #6 Some plurals keep the same spelling as
the singular form:
goose / geese
foot / feet
mouse / mice
child / children
woman / women
ox / oxen
tooth / teeth