Form and use plurals: review
Key notes:
A plural noun refers to more than one person, animal, thing, or idea.
- Most nouns: Add -s
- 🐱 cat → cats
- 🍎 apple → apples
- Nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, sh: Add -es
- 🏠 box → boxes
- 💧 brush → brushes
- If consonant + y, change y → ies
- ❌ city → citys
- ✅ city → cities 🏙️
- If vowel + y, just add -s
- Change f/fe → ves
- ✅ leaf → leaves 🍃
- ✅ knife → knives 🔪
- Some just add -s: roof → roofs 🏠
- Some nouns change completely:
- man → men 👨
- woman → women 👩
- child → children 👶
- tooth → teeth 🦷
- mouse → mice 🐭
- Usually make the main noun plural:
- ✅ mother-in-law → mothers-in-law 👩👩👧
- ✅ passerby → passersby 🚶♂️
| Plurals of Letters, Numbers, and Symbols |
- Add ’s for clarity:
- ✅ Mind your p’s and q’s ✍️
- ✅ There are three 7’s in the lottery ticket 🎟️
| Tips for Using Plurals Correctly |
- Always match verbs with singular/plural nouns
- ✅ The cat runs fast. 🐱
- ✅ The cats run fast. 🐈🐈
- Pay attention to uncountable nouns (usually no plural)
- ❌ informations ❌
- ✅ information 💡
Plurals are not just adding “s”. Watch for spelling changes and irregular forms to write correctly and clearly! ✨
