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    1) There are several rules for making nouns plural in English: - Add "s" to most nouns - Add "es" if the noun ends in s, sh, ch, x or o - Change y to ies if the noun ends in a consonant - Add s if the noun ends in a vowel 2) An example is given of applying each rule to make various nouns plural through adding suffixes like s, es, ies. - Examples include dresses, buses, fishes, radios, stories, candies. 3) A practice exercise is provided to test applying the rules to make nouns plural.

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    1) There are several rules for making nouns plural in English: - Add "s" to most nouns - Add "es" if the noun ends in s, sh, ch, x or o - Change y to ies if the noun ends in a consonant - Add s if the noun ends in a vowel 2) An example is given of applying each rule to make various nouns plural through adding suffixes like s, es, ies. - Examples include dresses, buses, fishes, radios, stories, candies. 3) A practice exercise is provided to test applying the rules to make nouns plural.

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    Nouns Singular and Plural Grammar Guides Picture Dictionaries - 38791

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    1) There are several rules for making nouns plural in English: - Add "s" to most nouns - Add "es" if the noun ends in s, sh, ch, x or o - Change y to ies if the noun ends in a consonant - Add s if the noun ends in a vowel 2) An example is given of applying each rule to make various nouns plural through adding suffixes like s, es, ies. - Examples include dresses, buses, fishes, radios, stories, candies. 3) A practice exercise is provided to test applying the rules to make nouns plural.

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    1）Add “s” to make plural.

    2) Adding “es” to nouns 3) Nouns end in ‘o’ (cons +


    Cottage cottages end in (‘s’,’sh’,’Ch’ and ‘x’) “o”) add ‘s’.
    Year years Dress dresses Piano pianos
    Month months Bus buses Solo solos
    Noun nouns Fish fishes Photo photos
    Street streets Wish wishes Kangaroo kangaroos
    Ruler rulers Class classes Radio radios
    Bush bushes

    6) Nouns end in ‘y’ (vow +


    4) Other nouns end in ‘o’, add 5) Nouns end in ‘y’ (cons + “y”)
    “y”) add “s”
    ‘es’ to. add “ies”
    day days
    echo echoes story stories
    donkey donkeys
    hero heroes diary diaries
    key keys
    tomatão tomatoes country countries
    way ways
    Potato potatoes lorry lorries
    boy boys
    mango mangoes candy candies
    toy toys
    cargo cargoes

    1. Write the right plural for each word. 1. Complete the sentences with the right plural.
    Church =CHURCHES Class = CLASSES 1. The GIRLS_(girl) are happy because they
    Kimono =KIMONOS Video =VIDEOS have got new TOYS_ (toy).
    Story =STORIES Baby =BABYS 2. These are the WAYS (way) to school.
    Hero =HEROES Cargo =CARGOES 3. Angie has CANDIES (candy).
    4. My mother has MANGOS (mango) for me.
    Box =BOXES Zero =ZEROS
    5. My GLASSES (glass) for the sun.
    Buffalo =BUFALOS Fox =FOXES 6. That is the BUSES (bus) to school.
    Tax =TAKES Watch =WATCHES 7. She is in ten PHOTOS_(photo).
    Motto =MOTTOES Volcano =VOLCANOS 8. Tony is 2_YEARS (year) old.
    Dancer =DANCERS Carrot =CARROTS 9. My grandfather has three RADIOS_(radio).
    Boy =BOYS Peacock =PEACOCKS 10. These are my book_STORIES_(story).
    Office =OFFICES Pilot =PILOTS 11. These are your__KEYS_(key).
    12. The map has hundreds of
    Girl =GIRLS Singer =SINGERS
    COUNTRIES_(country).
    Instrument=INSTR.NTS Street =STREETS 13. I have many WISHES_(wish)for Christmas.
    Day =DAYS Song =SONGS 14. Those are new _COMPUTERS__(computer).
    Canoe =CANOES Bank =BANKS
    Paper =PAPERS Ruler =RULERS
    Dancer =DANCERS Singer =SINGERS
    Tax =TAXES Sash =SASHES

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