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QQ.4 Form regular plural nouns with -s, -es, and -ies
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What are nouns?
Nouns are words that name people, places, animals, or things.
Examples:
- person → teacher
- place → school
- animal → dog
- thing → book
Note
If you can name it, it is probably a noun.
What are plural nouns?
A plural noun shows more than one person, place, animal, or thing.
Examples:
- one cat → two cats
- one pencil → three pencils
- one student → many students
Note
Plural nouns usually tell how many there are.
Forming plural nouns with -s
Add -s to most nouns to make them plural.
Examples:
- dog → dogs
- tree → trees
- book → books
Note
If a noun does not end in a special letter sound, adding -s usually works.
Forming plural nouns with -es
Add -es to nouns that end in s, x, z, ch, or sh.
Examples:
- bus → buses
- box → boxes
- dish → dishes
- watch → watches
Note
These words need an extra syllable sound, so we add -es.
Forming plural nouns with -ies
If a noun ends with a consonant followed by y, change the y to i and add -es.
Examples:
- baby → babies
- city → cities
- party → parties
Note
If the noun ends in a vowel and y, just add -s (toy → toys).
Using plural nouns in sentences
Plural nouns help make sentences clear by showing more than one.
Examples:
- The dogs are playing outside.
- She packed three boxes.
- The babies are sleeping.
Note
Make sure verbs match plural nouns (dogs are, not dogs is).