Forming the Plural of Nouns

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Forming the Plural of Nouns

• Rules

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To form the plural of most nouns, add -s

• Singular snack oven
• Plural snacks ovens
• Singular valley organization
• Plural valleys organizations

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Form the plural of nouns ending in s, x, z, ch,
or sh by adding -es

• Singular glass fox
• Plural glasses foxes
• Singular buzz patch
• Plural buzzes patches
• Singular bush
• Plural bushes

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• Exercise 6

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Form the plural of nouns ending in a consonant
plus y by changing the y to i and adding -es

• Singular country berry
• Plural countries berries
• Proper nouns (like names) are an exception they
  Shelbys, the Mabrys

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Form the plural of nouns ending in a vowel plus y
by adding -s

• Singular boy turkey
• Plural boys turkeys

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Form the plural of nouns ending in a vowel plus o
by adding -s

• Singular rodeo patio stereo
• Plural rodeos patios stereos

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Form the plural of nouns ending in a consonant
plus o by adding -es

• Singular tomato echo veto
• Plural tomatoes echoes vetoes
• Exceptions auto autos
• Latino Latinos
• Exceptions The plural form of musical terms is
  formed by adding only s
• Singular piano trio soprano cello
• Plural piano trios sopranos cellos

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• Exercise 7

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The plural of a few nouns in formed in irregular
ways.

• Singular woman mouse foot
• Plural women mice feet
• Singular man child
• Plural men children

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Some nouns are the same in the singular and the
plural.

• Singular and Plural salmon, Sioux, deer, fowl,
  sheep

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Form the plural of numerals, letters, symbols,
and words referred to as words by adding an
apostrophe and s.

• Singular 1990 A and
• Plural 1990s As s ands

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• Exercise 8
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• Review C