2. Regular Plural Nouns
• Most nouns in English are made into plural nouns by
adding an s to the singular form.
• If the noun ends with an s, ch, sh, or x, an es is
added to make the noun plural.
4. Examples of Regular
Plural Nouns
• If the noun ends with a ch, s, sh, x, or z add an 'es' to
make it plural
Box Boxes
Watch Watches
5. What is an irregular
plural noun?
• An irregular noun is a noun that becomes plural by
changing it’s spelling in other ways than adding an
“s” or “es” to the end of the word. Some of the ways
can be a little tricky.
6. Examples of Irregular
Plural Nouns
• Some irregular nouns take on the plural form by first
changing the last letter of the word before adding
“s.” Words that end in “f”or are a good example of
this case. To make such a word plural, you change
the “f” to “ve” and add an “s.”
Calf Knife
Knives
Calves
7. Examples of Irregular
Plural Nouns
• A tricky part about irregular plural words are
sometimes they just change because there is a
change in the vowel, change the word, or an add
of different ending.
Spider- MAN Foot
Feet
Men
8. Examples of Irregular
Plural Nouns
• It’s rare but some irregular plural nouns have the
same spelling as their singular form. They stay the
same
Sheep
Moose