Grammar: Plural Nouns
A2 Lesson 18: Advanced Plural Rules
Making Nouns Plural
A countable noun is something we can count (one book, two books). When we have more than one, we use the plural form. In A1, you learned to add '-s' or '-es'. Now, let's learn the more advanced spelling rules.
Plural Noun Spelling Rules 📖
| Rule | Examples |
|---|---|
| Most nouns | Add -s: boat → boats, friend → friends |
| Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -z | Add -es: bus → buses, watch → watches |
| Nouns ending in [Consonant] + y | Change y to -ies: city → cities, baby → babies |
| Nouns ending in [Vowel] + y | Add -s: boy → boys, key → keys |
| Nouns ending in -f or -fe | Change f/fe to -ves: knife → knives, leaf → leaves Exceptions: roof → roofs, chef → chefs |
| Nouns ending in -o | Add -es: potato → potatoes, tomato → tomatoes Exceptions: photo → photos, piano → pianos |
| Irregular Plurals (No rule) | man → men, child → children, person → people, foot → feet, fish → fish, sheep → sheep |
Practice Your Grammar 🎯
Exercise: What's the Plural Form?
Write the correct plural form for each singular noun.
- one city → two _________
→ cities - one knife → three ________
→ knives - one person → many _______
→ people - one photo → ten ________
→ photos - one baby → two ________
→ babies - one fish → a lot of ________
→ fish
Your Grammar Mission ⭐
Correct the Sentences
Find and fix the plural noun mistakes in these sentences.
- The cook uses many knifes to prepare the food.
→ The cook uses many knives to prepare the food. - There are many beautiful citys in Cambodia.
→ There are many beautiful cities in Cambodia. - My two foots are tired from walking around the temples.
→ My two feet are tired from walking around the temples.
Key Vocabulary
- Countable Noun A noun for something that can be counted (e.g., one book, two books).
- Plural Meaning more than one.
- Exception Something that does not follow a rule.
- Irregular Not following the usual rules or patterns.