ENGLISH NOUNS

English nouns ONLY change from singular to plural.

To create the plural form from the singular for most English nouns, you just add an 'S':

 

SINGULAR

PLURAL

   

BOOK

BOOKS

PEN

PENS

TABLE

TABLES

BOY

BOYS

GIRL

GIRLS

CAR

CARS

DAY

DAYS

In certain cases, the plural form is created by adding 'ES':

For words ending in:

SINGULAR

PLURAL

     

CH

BUNCH

BUNCHES

SH

WISH

WISHES

CONSONANT + O

POTATO, TOMATO

POTATOES, TOMATOES

X

TAX

TAXES

SS

DRESS

DRESSES

S

MANTIS

MANTISES

Z

BUZZ

BUZZES

WORDS ENDING IN 'Y'

When the singular noun ends in a VOWEL + Y, then the plural is formd vby adding 'S'

SINGULAR: MONKEY PLURAL: MONKEYS

When the singular noun ends in a CONSONANT + Y, then the plural is formed by CHANGING 'Y' TO 'IES'.

SINGULAR: ENEMY PLURAL: ENEMIES

In certain cases, a noun will have an irregular plural form. Some of the most common are:

SINGULAR changes to PLURAL

MAN changes to MEN

WOMAN changes to WOMEN

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