Nouns can be singular or plural. When you are talking about one person, animal, place, or thing, use a singular noun.
an airplane a letter
a bicycle a map
a boy a photograph
Plural Nouns
When you are talking about two or more people,animals, places, or things, use plural nouns.
Most nouns are made plural by adding -s at the end.
bird birds
broom brooms
camel camels
desk desks
doll dolls
egg eggs
flower flowers
fork forks
Some plural nouns end in -es.
beach beaches
branch branches
box boxes
bush bushes
church churches
dish dishes
Some plural nouns end in -ies.
baby babies
cherry cherries
diary diaries
dictionary dictionaries
fairy fairies
family families
What if there is a vowel before the y? In that case, add -s to form the plural.
chimney chimneys
cowboy cowboys
day days
donkey donkeys
jersey jerseys
kidney kidneys
If a noun ends in -f, you often change f to v, and add -es.
With some words that end in -fe, you change f to v, and add -s.
knife knives
life lives
wife wives
If a noun ends in -o, you just add -s to form the plural.
a hippo hippos
a video videos
But with some nouns that end in -o, you add -es to form the plural.
a tomato tomatoes
a potato potatoes
Some plural nouns don’t follow the -s rule. They don’t end in -s, -es, -ies or -ves. Instead, the word changes form.
child children
man men
ox oxen
Some plural nouns are the same as the singular noun.
bison bison
deer deer
Some nouns are always plural.
pants scissors
pajamas sneakers
shorts slippers
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