Remember these PLURAL RULES.
Rule 1 - To form the plural of most nouns you simply add an s to the end of the noun.
Rule 2 - If the noun ends in sh, ch, x, s, or z add es to make it plural.
Rule 3 - If a noun ends in a consonant plus y, the y changes to i before es is added. Note: If the noun ends in a vowel plus y, just add s.
Rule 4 - Most of the words that end with f, ff, or fe are made plural by changing the ending to -ves.
Rule 5 - Words that end in o are usually made plural by adding s.
Rule 6 - Some words are the same in both the singular and the plural forms.
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Rule 7 - Some words form their plural by changing the whole word. These are called irregular nouns. With irregular nouns, you have to memorize the plural form.
| Singular | Plural |
| mouse | mice |
| child | children |
| man | men |
| tooth | teeth |
| foot | feet |
| goose | geese |
| person | people |
| ox | oxen |
| louse | lice |
| woman | women |
Rule 8 - Some nouns are called noncount nouns. You don't make noncount nouns plural.
| air | ice |
| baggage | meat |
| beef | oil |
| biology | oxygen |
| blood | poetry |
| clothing | rice |
| corn | shopping |
| dust | soccer |
| electricity | sugar |
| fog | sunshine |
| garbage | syrup |
| gold | toast |
Practice for Rules 1-8 Write the plural form in the blank after each word.
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