To
make a noun a plural we usually add “S”
Singular (One)
Plural (more than one)
A Flower
Some flowers
A week
Two weeks
A nice place
Many nice places
This shop
These shops
If
the noun ends in
S Sh Ch X We
add – es Singular
Plural
bus
buses
box
boxes
dish
dishes
Y
changes to “ies”
Baby
Babies
Party
Parties
Dictionary
Dictionaries
But…………………………………….. Words ending in ay,ey,oy change to “ys” E.G Day – Days Monkey – Monkeys Boy - Boys
Words
ending in “f” or “fe” change to “ves”
Singular
Plural
shelf
shelves
knife
knives
wife
wives
You
can sometimes say a pair of ………
Some
plurals do not end in “S” and don’t follow any rules Singular
Plural
Man
Men
Woman
woman
Child
Children
foot
feet
tooth
teeth
mouse
mice
sheep
sheep