Regular Plural Nouns Flashcards
(30 cards)
The majority of plural nouns are formed…
by adding an “s”.
Singular nouns ending in S, X, SS, Z, CH, SH, or SS are changed to the plural…
by adding es.
Singular nouns ending in f or fe are changed to the plural by…
swapping the “f” or “fe” with “ves”.
Singular nouns ending in “y” and have a consonant before it are changed to the plural by…
changing the “y” to an “i” and adding “es”.
Singular nouns that end in “y” and have a vowel before it are changed to the plural by…
adding only an s.
Singular nouns that end in “o” and have a consonant before it are changed to the plural by…
adding “es”.
Some singular nouns are changed to the plural by…
changing their spelling and pronunciation. They are called irregular plural nouns.
Some singular nouns are written and pronounced…
exactly the same in the plural form.
The plural form of knife is…
knives
The plural form of business is…
businesses
The plural form of tomato is…
tomatoes
The plural form of volcano is…
volcanoes
The plural form of child is…
children
The plural form of cactus is…
cacti
The plural form of fish is…
fish
The plural form of mouse is…
mice
The plural form of box is…
boxes
The plural form of baby is…
babies
The plural form of city is…
cities
The plural form of copy is…
copies
The plural form of computer is…
computers
The plural form of bottle is…
bottles
The plural form of house is…
houses
The plural form of desk is…
desks
