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    Singular and Plural: Flower(s) /bus (Es)

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    This document discusses singular and plural forms in English. It explains that singular refers to one item while plural refers to two or more items. It provides rules for making nouns plural by adding -s, -es, -ies or by changing the internal vowel. Irregular plural forms are also listed. Examples are given to demonstrate changing singular words to their plural equivalents.

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    This document discusses singular and plural forms in English. It explains that singular refers to one item while plural refers to two or more items. It provides rules for making nouns plural by adding -s, -es, -ies or by changing the internal vowel. Irregular plural forms are also listed. Examples are given to demonstrate changing singular words to their plural equivalents.

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    This document discusses singular and plural forms in English. It explains that singular refers to one item while plural refers to two or more items. It provides rules for making nouns plural by adding -s, -es, -ies or by changing the internal vowel. Irregular plural forms are also listed. Examples are given to demonstrate changing singular words to their plural equivalents.

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    SINGULAR AND PLURAL

    Flower(s) /Bus(es)
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    Singular = 1 (one) Plural = 2 + (two or more)

     A flower flower
     A week week
     A nice place nice place
     This hat these hat

    A flower Flowers
    Spelling
     -s/-sh/-ch/-x  Bus – buses, dish –
    dishes, church –
    churches, box - boxes
     -o  Potato - potatoes
     -y  Baby – babies,
    dictionary –
    dictionaries, party –
    parties

     -ay/-ey/-oy  Day – days, monkey –


    monkeys, boy - boys
     -f/ -fe  Shelf – shelves, leaf –
    leaves, wife - wives
    Irregular plural forms

    A man – men 
    One sheep – two sheep

    A woman – women 
    A deer – two deer

    A child – children 
    A fish – two fish

    An ox – oxen 

    A dozen – two dozen
    A mouse – mice 

    A means – means
    A louse – lice 
     A series – two series
    A foot – feet


    A tooth – teeth A species – different species


    A goose – geese A headquarters – headquarters

    A crossroads – crossroads
    A person - people
    Make plurals:
     Flower  Flowers
     Boat  Boats
     Woman  Women
     City  Cities
     Umbrella  Umbrellas
     Address  Addresses
     Knife  Knives
     Sandwich  Sandwiches
     Family  Families
     Foot  Feet
     Potato  Potatoes
     Holiday  Holidays

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