The document provides rules for making nouns plural in English. It states that most nouns form the plural by adding -s, while some nouns ending in certain letters like -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -o add -es instead. Some nouns ending in consonant-y or -f/-fe change the ending to -ies or -ves. It notes there are also irregular nouns that have unpredictable plural forms, like child/children and mouse/mice. The document tests applying the rules to example nouns.
2. With nouns ending in a
consonant and โy, the โy
goes and we add โies.
To make the plural we usually country ๏ countries
baby ๏ babies
add โs to the noun.
book ๏ books pen ๏ pens
With nouns ending in
โf or โfe, the โf or
โfe goes and we add
With nouns ending in โs, -sh, โves.
-ch, -x or โo, we add the
suffix โes. knife ๏ knives
leaf ๏ leaves
class ๏ classes
box ๏ boxes
arch ๏ arches
tomato ๏ tomatoes
3. Irregular nouns do not
follow the rules above.
We make their plurals in
various ways.
child ๏ children
foot ๏ feet
mouse ๏ mice
fish ๏ fish
person ๏ people
sheep ๏ sheep
