How Plurals are formed:
From Regular Nouns:
Regular nouns are easily made plural with a few simple changes such as adding 's' or 'es' at the end of the word.
boy ↠ boys, desk ↠ desks,
girl ↠ girls, Cow ↠ Cows.
👉 by adding 'es' :
Class ↠ classes, box ↠ boxes,
branch ↠ branches, dish ↠ dishes,
tax ↠ taxes, watch ↠ watches
match ↠ matches, brush ↠ brushes
👉 Most nouns ending in -o forms plural by adding es:
buffalo ↠ buffaloes, mango ↠ mangoes
potato ↠ potatoes hero ↠ heroes
volcano ↠ volcanoes echo ↠ echoes
👉 few nouns ending in -o and adds -s to form plural:
Solo ↠ Solos logo ↠ logos
kilo ↠ Kilos ratio ↠ ratios
piano ↠ pianos Commando ↠ command
photo ↠ photos stereo ↠ stereos
👉 noun ending with y preceded by a consonant, change y into i and add es:
baby ↠ babies lady ↠ ladies
city ↠ cities country ↠ countries
pony ↠ ponies story ↠ stories
army ↠ armies
👉 Noun ending in 'f' or 'fe', form the plural by changing 'f' or 'fe' into 'v' and adding es:
thief ↠ thieves wife ↠ wives
half ↠ halves wolf ↠ wolves
self ↠ selves leaf ↠ leaves
shelf ↠ shelves knife ↠ knives
From Irregular Nouns:
Irregular nouns do not follow rules used for regular nouns.
The following rules are applied for irregular nouns.
👉 Some nouns charge into a plural by changing the inside vowel:
man ↠ men foot ↠ feet
Woman ↠ women louse ↠ lice
goose ↠ geese tooth ↠ teeth
👉 There are few nouns that form the plural by adding en:
Ox ↠ Oxen child ↠ children.
Nouns with no change:
There are some nouns that do not change their spelling to make their plurals.
Example:
deer, fish, sheep, hair, cattle, etc.
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