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Forming the Plurals of Nouns

Forming the Plurals of Nouns. E.O.L. Pages 621-623. 1. To form the plurals of most nouns, add s. Singular – snack, oven, Juliet, breeze, umbrella Plural – snack s , oven s , Juliet s , breeze s , umbrella s. 2. Form the plurals of nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh by adding es.

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Forming the Plurals of Nouns

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  1. Forming the Plurals of Nouns E.O.L. Pages 621-623

  2. 1. To form the plurals of most nouns, add s. • Singular – snack, oven, Juliet, breeze, umbrella • Plural – snacks, ovens, Juliets, breezes, umbrellas

  3. 2. Form the plurals of nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh by adding es. • Singular – glass, fox, buzz, itch, bush, Jones • Plural – glasses, foxes, buzzes, itches, bushes, Joneses

  4. 3. Form the plurals of nouns that end in a consonant plus y by changing the y to i and adding es. • Singular – country, mummy, berry • Plural – countries, mummies, berries

  5. EXCEPTION With proper nouns, just add s. the Shelbys the Mabrys the O’Gradys

  6. 4. Form the plurals of nouns that end in a vowel plus y by adding s. • Singular – boy, turkey, holiday, Riley • Plural – boys, turkeys, holidays, Rileys

  7. 5. Form the plurals of nouns that end in a vowel plus o by adding s. • Singular – rodeo, patio, kangaroo, Romeo • Plural – rodeos, patios, kangaroos, Romeos

  8. 6. Form the plurals of nouns that end in a consonant plus 0 by adding es. • Singular – tomato, echo, veto, torpedo • Plurals – tomatoes, echoes, vetoes, torpedoes

  9. EXCEPTIONS auto – autos Latino – Latinos Soto – Sotos

  10. 7. The plurals of a few nouns are formed in irregular ways. • Singular – woman, mouse, foot, man, child • Plural – women, mice, feet, men, children

  11. 8. Some nouns are the same in the singular and the plural. • Singular and Plural – fowl, sheep, spacecraft, Sioux

  12. 9. Form the plurals of numbers, letters, symbols, and words referred to as words by adding an apostrophe and s. • Singular – 1990, A, +, and • Plural – 1990’s, A’s, +’s, and’s

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