Regular and irregular plural nouns
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This document outlines various rules for forming the plural of nouns in English. It discusses how most nouns form the plural by adding -s, but some add -es, -ies, or -ves depending on their ending. Some nouns have irregular plural forms where the vowel sound or an extra syllable is added. A few nouns have the same singular and plural form, and some only have a plural form and are used with "a pair of".
Regular and irregular plural nouns
- 2. The plural form of most nouns by adding –S to singular noun. Nouns that end in - ch, -x, -s, -sh, z or s -like sound add -es in the end. BOOK BOOKS BAG BAGS Church - churches box – boxes gas - gases bush - bushes ass - asses
- 3. The plural of words that end with a CONSONANT + -y is spelled –ies. Most nouns end with a CONSONANT + -O also form their plurals by adding 'es' . Factory factories Baby babies Potato potatoes Hero heroes
- 4. Most nouns end in -f or –fe are changed to –ves to from plural. Calf calves Knife knives Leaf leaves
- 5. Changing their vowels for the plural. Adding a syllable for the plural. Foot feet Goose geese Mouse mice Woman women Child children Ox oxen
- 6. Some nouns have the same singular and plural form. Latin and Greek have plural endings that come from those languages. Aircraft aircraft Deer deer Fish fish Sheep sheep Species species Criterion criteria Fungus fungi Datum data Medium media
- 7. Some nouns have only a plural form. It can be used a pair of before nouns. A pair of JEANS A pair of SHORTS A pair of PANTS A pair of PAJAMAS Words end with –s but are not plural. Economics News Athletics Physics