Plurals and Possessives Forming plurals of nouns To

Plurals and Possessives

Forming plurals of nouns • To form the plurals of most nouns, add s. – Examples: Snack = snacks – Oven = ovens – Umbrella = umbrellas

Forming plurals of nouns • If the word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh…. you add es – Examples: glass = glasses – Buzz = buzzes – Fox = foxes – Bush = bushes

Forming plurals of nouns • Nouns that end in a consonant plus y, change the y to i and add es. – Examples: country = countries – Mummy = mummies – Berry = berries

Forming plurals of nouns • If a noun ends in a vowel plus y, just add s. – Examples: boy = boys – Turkey = turkeys – Holiday = holidays

Forming plurals of nouns • Nouns that end in a vowel plus o, add s – Examples: rodeo = rodeos – Patio = patios – Kangaroo = kangaroos

Forming plurals of nouns • Nouns that end in a consonant plus o, add es. – Examples: tomato = tomatoes – Echo = echoes – Veto = vetoes

Forming plurals of nouns • The plurals of a few nouns are formed in irregular ways. – Examples: woman = women – Mouse = mice – Foot = feet – Child = children

Forming plurals of nouns • Some nouns are the same in the singular and the plural – Examples: Sheep – Spacecraft – Deer – Salmon

Forming plurals of nouns • For some nouns ending with f or fe, add s. For others, change the f to v and add s or es – Examples: belief = beliefs – Roof = roofs – Loaf = loaves – Life = lives

Forming plurals of nouns A few nouns have only plural forms – Examples: scissors • Jeans • Savings • Dues A few nouns that end with s look plural but are considered singular.

Possessive • A possessive case of a noun or a pronoun shows ownership or possession. • To form the possessive case of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and a s. – Examples: a student’s grant – The child’s toy – Tess’s painting

Possessive • To form the possessive case of a plural noun that does not end in s , add an apostrophe and an s. – Examples: geese’s feathers – Children’s books – Men’s clothing

Possessive • To form the possessive case of a plural noun ending in s, add only the apostrophe – Examples: boxes’ lids – Beetles’ shells – Ten minutes’ time