SINGULAR AND PLURAL SINGULAR AND PLURAL

SINGULAR PLURAL RULE SINGULAR PLURAL RULE

a book books a book books
a pen pens a pen pens
a bag bags a bag bags
a chair chairs Add –s to most nouns a chair chairs Add –s to most nouns
a table tables a table tables
a bridge bridges a bridge bridges
a boy boys a boy boys
a city cities a city cities
a baby babies a baby babies
Change –y nouns to –ies if –y follows a Change –y nouns to –ies if –y follows a
a gallery galleries a gallery galleries
consonant consonant
a reality realities a reality realities
a country countries a country countries
a class classes a class classes
a buss buses a buss buses
a dish dishes a dish dishes
Add –es to –ss, -sh, -ch, and –x nouns Add –es to –ss, -sh, -ch, and –x nouns
a match matches a match matches
a watch watches a watch watches
a box boxes a box boxes
a potato potatoes a potato potatoes
Add –es to –o nouns if –o follows a consonant Add –es to –o nouns if –o follows a consonant
a hero heroes a hero heroes
a radio radios a radio radios
Add –s to –o nouns if –o follows a vowel Add –s to –o nouns if –o follows a vowel
a piano pianos a piano pianos
a knife knives a knife knives
Add –s or –es to nouns ending in –f sound Add –s or –es to nouns ending in –f sound
a leaf leaves a leaf leaves
Exceptions : a roof – roofs Exceptions : a roof – roofs
a life lives a life lives
A chief - chiefs A chief - chiefs
a shelf shelves a shelf shelves
a child Children a child Children
a man Men a man Men
a woman Women a woman Women
a foot Feet a foot Feet
Irregular Irregular
a tooth Teeth a tooth Teeth
a mouse Mice a mouse Mice
a fish Fish a fish Fish
a deer deer a deer deer