A1Nouns10 min
Plural nouns
Make nouns plural with -s, -es and -ies, and learn common irregular plurals.
A noun is singular when it means one person or thing, and plural when it means two or more. Most nouns add -s to make the plural: one book, two books.
| Rule | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Most nouns: add -s | car, apple, girl | cars, apples, girls |
| After -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x: add -es | bus, class, dish, watch, box | buses, classes, dishes, watches, boxes |
| Consonant + y: change y to -ies | city, baby, party | cities, babies, parties |
| Vowel + y: add -s | day, key, boy | days, keys, boys |
| Many nouns in -f or -fe: change to -ves | leaf, knife, shelf | leaves, knives, shelves |
| Some nouns in -o: add -es | potato, tomato | potatoes, tomatoes |
| Irregular plurals | man, woman, child, person | men, women, children, people |
| Irregular plurals | foot, tooth, mouse | feet, teeth, mice |
| Same form | sheep, fish | sheep, fish |
Plurals in sentences
Use a or an only with singular nouns: a dog, an egg. After a number bigger than one, the noun is always plural: two eggs, ten minutes. Plural subjects take plural verbs: The child is happy. The children are happy.
- I have two brothers and one sister.
- There are three buses to the airport every hour.
- Our children love stories about animals.
- Those people are my neighbours.
- Please brush your teeth before bed.
Exercise 1 of 2
Choose the correct plural
Choose the correct plural form.
Exercise 2 of 2
Write the plural
Type the plural form of the word in brackets.
There are two (bus) outside the school.
Kofi and Jamal are my best (friend).
How many (person) live in your house?
The (key) are on the kitchen table.
My (foot) are cold.
Sofia reads (story) to her little sister every night.
We have three (box) of old toys.
There are two (woman) at the door.
Source
Original lesson by Joy English.
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