PluralIzatIon grammar worksheet

Most nouns are created just by adding "s" to the singular

apple

chickens

book

books

boxes

witch

witches

bus

buses

We change "y" to "i" and add "es" to the nouns that end with "y" preceded by a consonant

baby

chicken

We add "es" to the nouns that end with "s,x,z,ch,sh" to make them plural

box

apples

babies

lady

ladies

ferry

ferries

If the word ends with "f" or "fe" , we change "f" or "fe" to "ves" to make plurals

wolf

wolves

knife

knives

leaf

leaves

Some common nouns have irregular plurals

child - children

woman - women

tooth - teeth

fish - fish

person - people

foot - feet

mouse - mice

ox - oxen

man - men

goose - geese

sheep - sheep

deer - deer

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PluralIzatIon grammar worksheet

Most nouns are created just by adding "s" to the singular

apple

chickens

book

books

boxes

witch

witches

bus

buses

We change "y" to "i" and add "es" to the nouns that end with "y" preceded by a consonant

baby

chicken

We add "es" to the nouns that end with "s,x,z,ch,sh" to make them plural

box

apples

babies

lady

ladies

ferry

ferries

If the word ends with "f" or "fe" , we change "f" or "fe" to "ves" to make plurals

wolf

wolves

knife

knives

leaf

leaves

Some common nouns have irregular plurals

child - children

woman - women

tooth - teeth

fish - fish

person - people

foot - feet

mouse - mice

ox - oxen

man - men

goose - geese

sheep - sheep

deer - deer

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