HOW TO FORM PLURALS

1) Add ‘s’

gamepen

boygirlschool

games

pens

boysgirls

schools

2) Add ‘es’

bush fox

bus

watchpotato

kiss

2) Add ‘es’

bush fox

bus

watchpotatoes

kiss

2) Add ‘es’

bush fox

bus

watchespotatoes

kiss

2) Add ‘es’

bushes fox

bus

watchespotatoes

kiss

2) Add ‘es’

bushes foxes

bus

watchespotatoes

kiss

2) Add ‘es’

bushes foxes

buses

watchespotatoes

kiss

2) Add ‘es’

bushes foxes

buses

watchespotatoes

kisses

*Exceptions to the rule

radio

piano

photo

rhino

hippo

video

*Exceptions to the rule

radios

pianos

photos

rhinos

hippos

videos

3) Add ‘ies’ : noun finishes in consonant + y

army

baby

city

fly

jelly

army

baby

city

fly

jelly

arm

babies

cities

flies

jelliesies

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It the noun finishes in vowel + y

boy key

boys keys

4) Nouns which end in –f / -fe: -ves

knife

wolf

knife

wolf

knives

wolves

*Exceptions to the rule

roof

giraffe

cliff

roofs

giraffes

cliffs

5) Irregular plurals CHILD OX FOOT TOOTH GOOSE MOUSE FISH SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX FOOT TOOTH GOOSE MOUSE FISH SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT TOOTH GOOSE MOUSE FISH SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH GOOSE MOUSE FISH SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH /TEETH GOOSE MOUSE FISH SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH /TEETH GOOSE /GEESE MOUSE FISH SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH /TEETH GOOSE /GEESE MOUSE / MICE FISH SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH /TEETH GOOSE /GEESE MOUSE / MICE FISH SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH /TEETH GOOSE /GEESE MOUSE / MICE FISH / FISH SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH /TEETH GOOSE /GEESE MOUSE / MICE FISH / FISH SHEEP /SHEEP DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH /TEETH GOOSE /GEESE MOUSE / MICE FISH / FISH SHEEP /SHEEP DEER /DEER MAN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH /TEETH GOOSE /GEESE MOUSE / MICE FISH / FISH SHEEP /SHEEP DEER /DEER MAN / MEN WOMAN

CHILD / CHILDREN OX / OXEN FOOT / FEET TOOTH /TEETH GOOSE /GEESE MOUSE / MICE FISH / FISH SHEEP /SHEEP DEER /DEER MAN / MEN WOMAN / WOMEN