Plural nouns in English

Plural nouns in English

A2 Level

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+-s
With most nouns we add -s to make them plural:

book-books
apple-apples
photo-photos

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+ -es
With nouns that end with -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x,
we add-es:

bus-buses
dress-dresses
box-boxes

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-f/-fe →ves in the plural:

wolf-wolves
life-lives
knife-knives

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y→ -ies
With nouns that end with a consonant+-y,
we change the -y to -ies:

family-families
city-cities
country-countries

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Irregular nouns:

man-men
child-children
foot-feet

See also: Phrasal verbs in English