2. Rule
Add –s to
make most
nouns
plural.

3. Examples
girl girls
tortoise tortoises
camera cameras
monkey monkeys

4. Rule
Add –es to
nouns ending in
s, z, ch,
X,tch,o,ss and
sh.

5. Examples
doze dozes
moss mosses
bush bushes
beach beaches
fox foxes
ditch ditches

6. Rule
When a noun ends
with a
consonant and y,
change y to I and
add –es.

7. Examples
puppy puppies
kitty kitties
daisy daisies
canary canaries
bunny bunnies
guppy guppies

8. SUMMARY
1. Add –s to make most Examples: letters,
nouns plural. papers, kids, pots
2. Add –es to nouns Examples: latches,
ending in s, z, ch, tosses,
x,tch,o,ss and sh. boxes,tomatoes,bushes
3. When a noun ends Examples:
with a consonant and baby-babies
y, change y to i and lady-ladies
add –es. butterfly-butterflies

9. Let’s play a
game

10. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
donkey

11. answer
donkeys

12. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
thief

13. answer
thieves

14. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
sky

15. answer
skies

16. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
branch

17. answer
branches

18. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
dresses

19. answer
dresses

20. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
fox

21. answer
foxes

22. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
circus

23. answer
circuses

24. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
match

25. answer
matches

26. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
ash

27. answer
ashes

28. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
wish

29. answer
wishes

30. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
potatoe

31. answer
potatoes

32. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
loaf

33. answer
loaves

34. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
hero

35. answer
heroes

36. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
shelf

37. answer
shelves

38. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
toy

39. answer
toys

40. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
country

41. answer
countries

42. Give the plural form
of the italicized nouns
valley

43. answer
valleys