1. Plural of Nouns

2. Regular nouns form their plural by adding an: boy boy s girl girl s elephant elephant s -s

3. When regular nouns end in: bu s bus es tomat o tomato es paintbru sh paintbrush es gla ss glass es wat ch watch es fo x fox es We add “-es” to form the plural Exception: Foreign words ending in – o we add – s e.g. kilo kilo s radio radio s piano piano s qui z quiz es o s sh ss ch x z

4. Words ending in –y preceded by a consonant baby bab ies lorry lorr ies cherry cherr ies family drop - y add - ies famil ies

5. Words ending in –f or -fe We drop the –f or –fe and add -ves wol f wol ves wi fe wi ves kni fe kni ves loa f loa ves Note: But some nouns ending in –f or –fe take only –s : Roof – roofs giraffe – giraffes cliff - cliffs

6. Irregular Plurals mouse mice foot feet tooth teeth person peolpe child children woman women man men goose geese