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8 Plural Noun Rules: Example: Girl Girl Apple Apple Example

The document outlines 8 rules for forming plurals in English: adding 's'; adding 'es' for words ending in certain letters; changing 'y' to 'i' and adding 'es' or just adding 's' depending on the preceding letter; dropping 'f' or 'fe' and adding 'ves'; adding 'es' for words ending in consonants before 'o'; some words changing spelling; and some words being the same in both singular and plural forms.

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8 Plural Noun Rules: Example: Girl Girl Apple Apple Example

The document outlines 8 rules for forming plurals in English: adding 's'; adding 'es' for words ending in certain letters; changing 'y' to 'i' and adding 'es' or just adding 's' depending on the preceding letter; dropping 'f' or 'fe' and adding 'ves'; adding 'es' for words ending in consonants before 'o'; some words changing spelling; and some words being the same in both singular and plural forms.

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8 Plural Noun Rules

1. Add s to form the plural


of most nouns
Example:
girl girls
apple apples

2. Add es to nouns that end in


ch, sh, s, x, or z
Example:
bench benches
dish dishes
bus buses
box boxes
quiz quizzes

3. For nouns that end in y with a 4. For nouns that end in y with a
consonant before the y,
vowel before the y, just add s
change the y to i and add es
Example:
Example:
toy toys
candy candies
monkey monkeys
puppy puppies
5. For nouns that end in f or fe,
drop the f or fe and add ves
Example:
loaf loaves
knife knives
7. Some nouns, change the
spelling of the singular noun
Example:
child children
mouse mice

6. For nouns that end with a


consonant before an o
add es
Example:
potato potatoes
tomato tomatoes
8. Some nouns, use the same
singular and plural form
Example:
fish fish
deer deer
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