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Plurals

This text outlines the various rules for forming plurals in English. It begins with the simplest rule where most nouns only require an addition of 's' to become plural, as seen in examples like '

Plurals

Plurals

Irregular plurals

a mouse - mice
a tooth - teeth
a man - men
a foot - feet
a woman - women
a child-children

consonant + y

+ ies
baby - babies
lady - ladies
party - parties

f, fe

+ ves
life - lives
leaf - leaves
knife - knives

s, ss, sh, ch, x, o,

+ es
bus - buses
class - classes
watch - watches
box - boxes
tomato - tomatoes

noun

+ s
bird - birds
ball - balls
girl - girls
boy - boys
doll - dolls