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Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular Nouns � principal � toe � pickle � photograph

Rule � Add s to most nouns to make them plural.

Plural Nouns � principals � toes � pickles � photographs

Singular Nouns � peach � toothbrush � box � dress

Rule � Add es to most nouns ending in ch, s, ss, z, or x.

Plural Nouns � peaches � toothbrushes � boxes � dresses

Singular Nouns � story � battery � puppy

Rule � If a noun ends in a consonant and y, change the y to i and add es.

Plural Nouns � stories � batteries � puppies

Singular Nouns � toy � monkey � day

Rule � If a noun ends in a vowel and y, add s to make it plural.

Plural Nouns � toys � monkeys � days

Singular Nouns � leaf � wife � half � wolf

Rule �Some nouns ending in f or fe are made plural by changing the f to a v and adding es.

Plural Nouns � leaves � wives � halves � wolves

Singular Nouns � roof � handkerchief � belief � hoof

Rule � Some nouns ending in f are made plural by adding s.

Plural Nouns � roofs � handkerchiefs � beliefs � hoofs

Singular Nouns � radio � stereo � patio � video

Rule �Most nouns ending in o that have a vowel just before the o are made plural by adding s.

Plural Nouns � radios � stereos � patios � videos

Singular Nouns �tomato �potato �tornado �piano �cello

Rule �Some nouns ending in o that have a consonant just before the o are made plural by adding es, but with others you just add s.

Plural Nouns �tomatoes �potatoes �tornadoes �pianos �cellos

Singular Nouns � child � mouse � man

Rule �A few nouns have irregular plural forms where you change the whole word.

Plural Nouns � children � mice � men

Singular Nouns �foot �tooth �goose

Rule �In a few nouns, you need to change the oo to ee to make the words plural.

Plural Nouns �feet �teeth �geese

Singular Nouns �sheep �trout �fish �deer �moose

Rule � A few nouns have the same form for both the singular and plural form.

Plural Nouns �sheep �trout �fish �deer �moose