Rules for plurals

stamp_ bus__ key_ country

camera_ class__ boy_ dictionary
bag_ box__ day_ party
book_ watch__ monkey_ baby

man ____ woman _______ person ________

foot ______ child ______ tooth ______

vowel + ‘y’ consonant + ‘y’

If a word ends in ‘s’ ‘ss’ ‘sh’ ‘ch’
 Rules for plurals

stamp_s bus__
es key_s country countries
camera_s es
class__ boy_s dictionarydictionaries
bag_s es
box__ day_s party parties
book_s es
watch__ monkey_s baby babies

men
man ____ women person ________
woman _______ people

feet
foot ______ child ______
children teeth
tooth ______

s ss sh ch (add es) vowel + ‘y’ add ‘s’

consonant + ‘y’ change to ‘ies’
 One key
0ne girl Two girls 0ne box Two keys One baby
Two boxes Two babies

One boy
One watch
One chair
Two chairs Two watches Two boys One lorry
Two lorries

One cup One house One monkey

One dictionary
Two cups Two monkeys
Two houses Two dictionaries
 mice
children

teeth

women

feet
men
 1. a watch watches 2. a woman _________ 3. ______ _______

4. _______ _________ 5. ______ ______ 6. ________ _______

8.________ ________
7. a man ________ 9. a child _______

London Birmingham
Paris New York
10. ______ _______ 11. a city ________ 12. ______ ______