When a noun ends in a consonant and the letter y, the plural form is made by changing the y to ies.
Examples:
baby babies
city cities
study studies
When a noun ends in a vowel and the letter y, the plural form is made by adding s.
Examples:
boy boys
day days
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When a nouns ends in a consonant before an o, the plural is formed by adding es.
Examples:
hero heroes
potato potatoes
veto vetoes
It may seem hard to learn English because there are times when the rules do not work. For example, these nouns that end in o only need an s to make them plural.
piano pianos
solo solos
studio studios
Most nouns that end in o need just an s to make them plural.
Nouns that end in f or fe can be changed to plural form by changing the f to ves.
Examples:
wife wives
knife knives
loaf loaves
Again, sometimes the rules do not work.
Examples:
chief chiefs
roof roofs
hoof hoofs
There are also irregular nouns. These nouns don't seem to follow any of the rules.
man men
woman women
child children
foot feet
tooth teeth
mouse mice
louse lice
That is a lot to remember when you learn to read English! Practice your skills by playing these games:
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/plur.cgi?A1=s&A2=1
http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/plur.cgi?A1=s&A2=3
http://www.primarygames.com/see-n-spell/plurals/start.htm
http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/plural/index_pre.html
Now, watch this short video about nouns:
http://www.brainpop.com/english/grammar/nouns/preview.weml
Click here for a list of irregular nouns:
http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwesl/egw/pluralsl.htm
Click here for worksheets to print:
http://www.firstschoolyears.com/literacy/word/other/plurals/worksheets/plurals%20practice%20sheet.pdf
http://www.learninghaven.com/pdf/spelling/sxz.pdf
http://www.learninghaven.com/pdf/spelling/chsh.pdf
http://www.learninghaven.com/pdf/spelling/y.pdf
http://www.learninghaven.com/pdf/spelling/f.pdf
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