Nouns (singular and plural)

a) Most nouns form thier plural by adding"s" to the singular
book|books door |doors bag | bags
b) Nouns ending in "CH , O , S , SH, SS , X " add"ES" to form plural
potato | potatoes
bus | buses
box | boxes
watch | watches
c) A few nouns have special forms in plural
man | men
foot | feet
mouse | mice
child | children
d) Nouns ending in "y" , after a consonant, change the "y" to "IES"
city | cities
story | stories
If the "y" is preceded by a vowel , then only "s"is added
key | keys
toy | toys
e) Nouns ending in "F" or "Fe" change them to "ves"
wife | wives
leaf | leaves
f) With nouns ending whth "f" following two vowels, just add "s"
chief | chiefs
roof | roofs




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