Plural and Singular Nouns

Plural Nouns • A plural form of a noun names more than one.

It usually ends with s or es.

Flowers

Potatoes

Cherries

Add es to make nouns plural that end with s, x, sh and ch

Bus

Box

Toothbrush

Bench

Toothbrushes

Buses

Boxes

Benches

Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:

Lady

Butterfly

Ladies

Butterflies

Add ves to make nouns plural that end in f or fe

Wolf

Knife

Wolves

Knives

nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s: • nouns ending in o after a consonant, add es

• Nouns ending in vowel +o have plurals in s

Tomato Tomatoes

Radio Radios

Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:

Sheep

Deer

FishSheep

Sheep

Fish

Deer

Some nouns become a new word when made plural:

Goose - Geese Child - Children

Mouse - Mice

What is the plural form of:

BabiesBabyLeavesLeaf PoniesPony

WitchesWitch

SnakesSnake ChurchesChurch

VolcanoesVolcano