islcollective worksheets elementary a1 elementary school spelling plural nouns irregular rules for the plural 66461814757095b44a576c3 03276838

RULES FOR THE PLURAL 1) Majority of nouns , to form their plural, we add “s” Example: boy boys Car cars 2) Nouns ending in : SS- SH- CH- X and O, to form their plurals we need to add : ES Example: kiss kisses Brush brushes Watch watches Box boxes Tomato tomatoes 3) Nouns ending in “y” preceded by a consonant, to form the plural, we need to delete the “y” and add : “ ies” Example: country countries Fly flies 4) Nouns ending in “f” or “fe”, to form the plural we delete the “f-fe” to add the particle: “ves” Example: shelf shelves Knife knives Irregular Plurals: SINGULAR Man Woman Mouse Tooth Foot Person PLURAL Men Women Mice Teeth Feet People