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by Tanya Mikus 8 years ago

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Noun Plural

In English, forming the plural of nouns follows various rules depending on the word's ending and structure. Some nouns retain the same form for both singular and plural, such as "sheep,"

Noun Plural

-s


Most singular nouns form the plural

boat-boats house-houses cat-cats

-ies


A singular noun ending in a consonant and then y makes the plural by dropping the y.

penny-pennies spy-spies baby-babies

Irregular


There are some irregular noun plurals.

foot-feet

child-children

man-men

woman-women

-es


A singular noun ending in s, x, z, ch, sh makes the plural.

bus-buses wish-wishes pitch-pitches

Plurals

Same form


Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the plural.

sheep-sheep fish-fish deer-deer