U2: LET’S GO TO CLASS
SINGULAR AND PLURAL
1. NOUN: plural
PLURAL – Regular nouns
Add -s | |
Singular | Plural |
car | cars |
house | houses |
book | books |
bird | birds |
pencil | pencils |
PLURAL – Exceptions
1. When the noun ends in S, SH, CH, X or Z*
EXAMPLES:
Add -es | |
Singular | Plural |
kiss | kisses |
wish | wishes |
match | matches |
fox | foxes |
PLURAL – Exceptions
3. When the noun ends in
a CONSONANT + Y
y + ies | |
Singular | Plural |
party | parties |
lady | ladies |
story | stories |
nanny | nannies |
city | cities |
PLURAL – Exceptions
4. If the noun ends in F or FE.
F → V add s/es | |
Singular | Plural |
life | lives |
leaf | leaves |
thief | thieves |
wife | wives |
PLURAL – Irregular
6. Some nouns don't follow these rules. They are irregular and you need to learn them individually.
Singular | Plural |
man | men |
woman | women |
child | children |
foot | feet |
tooth | teeth |
goose | geese |
mouse | mice |
ARTICLE A / AN
A / AN
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