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Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

The document outlines the rules for forming plural nouns in English, including adding -s, -es, and changing endings based on specific letter combinations. It also discusses exceptions, such as nouns that remain the same in both singular and plural forms, as well as nouns that only exist in plural form. Additionally, it highlights the influence of Latin and Greek on pluralization in English.

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Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns

The document outlines the rules for forming plural nouns in English, including adding -s, -es, and changing endings based on specific letter combinations. It also discusses exceptions, such as nouns that remain the same in both singular and plural forms, as well as nouns that only exist in plural form. Additionally, it highlights the influence of Latin and Greek on pluralization in English.

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Regular and

Irregular
Plural Nouns
Checkpoint 2
- Chapter 4
 The plural form
of most nouns by
adding –S to
singular noun.

boo books
k
bag bags
 The plural form  Nouns that end in -
of most nouns by ch, -x, -s, -sh,
adding –S to
z or s -like sound
singular noun.
add -es in the end.

branch –
boo branches
books
box – boxes
k
gas - gases
bag bags bush -
bushes pass
 The plural of
words that end
with
a CONSONANT + -
y is
spelled –ies.
factory 
factories

baby  babies
 The plural of
words that end Pay attention
with = If the word ends
a CONSONANT + - with: a vowel + y,
y is the y will not be
spelled –ies. changed into i.
Factory 
factories Eg: play --- plays

Baby  babies
 Most nouns end
with a
CONSONANT + -O
also form their
plurals by adding
 The plural of 'es' .
words that end potato 
with potatoes
a CONSONANT + - hero  heroes
y is
spelled –ies.
factory 
factories

baby  babies
 Most nouns end
with a
CONSONANT + -O
also form their
plurals by adding
 The plural of hero
'es' . / heroes
words that end potato / potatoes
with volcano /
a CONSONANT + - volcanoes
tomato / tomatoes
y is
spelled –ies.
Factory 
factories

Baby  babies
 The plural of  Most nouns end
words that end with a
with CONSONANT + -O
a CONSONANT + - also form their
plurals by adding
y is hero
'es' . / heroes
Factory
spelled –ies.  potato / potatoes
factories
volcano /
volcanoes
Baby  babies
tomato /
tomatoes
kilo / kilos
radio / radios
zero / zeros
stereo / stereos
piano / pianos
video / videos
photo / photos

Most nouns end in -f or –
fe are changed to –ves to
from plural.

Calf 
calves
Knife 
knives Leaf
 leaves
 Changing
their
vowels for the
plural.

Foot  feet
Goose 
geese Mouse
 mice
Woman 
women
 Changing
Adding a
their syllable
vowels for the for the plural.
plural.

Foot  feet
Goose  Child 
geese Mouse children
 mice Ox 
Woman  oxen
women
 Some nouns have
the same
singular and
plural form.

aircraft 
aircraft deer
 deer
fish  fish
sheep  sheep
species 
 Latin and Greek
have plural endings
that come from
those languages.
 Some nouns have
the same
singular and
plural form. criterion 
criteria fungus
aircraft   fungi datum 
aircraft deer data medium 
 deer media
fish  fish
sheep  sheep
species 
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
Some nouns have
only a plural form.
It can be used a
pair of before  Words end with –s
nouns. but are not
plural.
A pair of JEANS
A pair of
SHORTS
A pair of PANTS
economi
A pair of cs
PAJAMAS news
athletic

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