Hello children :) Read the information below regarding Plural Nouns.
Plurals of nouns
Most nouns make their plurals by simply adding –s to the end (e.g. cat/cats, book/books, journey/journeys). Some do change their endings, though. The main types of noun that do this are:
Nouns ending in -y
If the noun ends with a consonant plus -y, make the plural by changing -y to -ies:
singular | plural |
berry | berries |
activity | activities |
daisy | daisies |
If the noun ends with -ch, -s, -sh, -x, or -z, add -es to form the plural:
singular | plural |
church | churches |
bus | buses |
fox | foxes |
There’s one exception to this rule. If the -ch ending is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound, you add -s rather than -es:
singular | plural |
stomach | stomachs |
epoch | epochs |
Nouns ending in -f or -fe
With nouns that end in a consonant or a single vowel plus -f or -fe, change the -f or -fe to -ves:
singular | plural |
knife | knives |
half | halves |
scarf | scarves |
Nouns which end in two vowels plus -f usually form plurals in the normal way, with just an -s
singular | plural |
chief | chiefs |
spoof | spoofs |
Nouns ending in -o
Nouns ending in -o can add either -s or -es in the plural, and some can be spelled either way.
- As a general rule, most nouns ending in -o add -s to make the plural:
singular | plural |
solo | solos |
zero | zeros |
avocado | avocados |
- Those which have a vowel before the final -o always just add -s:
singular | plural |
studio | studios |
zoo | zoos |
embryo | embryos |
- Here’s a list of the most common nouns ending in -o that are always spelled with -es in the plural:
singular | plural |
buffalo | buffaloes |
domino | dominoes |
echo | echoes |
embargo | embargoes |
hero | heroes |
mosquito | mosquitoes |
potato | potatoes |
tomato | tomatoes |
torpedo | torpedoes |
veto | vetoes |
- Here are some of the common nouns ending in -o that can be spelled with either -s or -es in the plural:
singular | plural |
banjo | banjos or banjoes |
cargo | cargos or cargoes |
flamingo | flamingos or flamingoes |
fresco | frescos or frescoes |
ghetto | ghettos or ghettoes |
halo | halos or haloes |
mango | mangos or mangoes |
memento | mementos or mementoes |
motto | mottos or mottoes |
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