Grammar: A2 - ✨ Grammar Essentials: 🧩 Parts of Speech - Expanding - Lesson 1: Countable Nouns (Review plural rules, e.g. -ies, -ves)

Grammar: Plural Nouns A2 Lesson 18: Advanced Plural Rules What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to correctly form the plural of regular and irregular nouns, including special spelling 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 → boat s , friend → friend s Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -z Add -es : bus → bus es , watch → watch es Nouns ending in [Consonant] + y Change y to -ies : ci ty → cit ies , ba by → bab ies Nouns ending in [Vowel] + y Add -s : b oy → boy s , k ey → key s Nouns ending in -f or -fe Change f/fe to -ves : kni fe → kni ves , lea f → lea ves Exceptions: roof → roofs, chef → chefs Nouns ending in -o Add -es : potat o → potato es , tomat o → tomato es Exceptions: photo → photos, piano → pianos Irregular Plurals…