Plurals
plural of foot
feet
What's is a noun?
person, place, animal, thing, idea/feeling
What is a pronoun?
takes the place of a noun
if a word ends in s, ss, sh, ch, x, z
add -es
There’s one exception to this rule. If the -ch ending is pronounced with a ‘k’ sound, you add -s rather than -es:
stomach stomachs epoch epochs
sheep
flock of sheep
plural of goose
geese
What's a common noun?
They do not define any particular person, place or thing. They are general names. So, they are not capitalized unless they begin a sentence.
Replace: the boy
he, him
if a word ends in f, fe
change the f to v and add -es unless
Nouns with a vowel team plus -f usually form plurals in the normal way, with just an -s
chief chiefs spoof spoofs
ants
army of
plural of child
children
What's a concrete noun?
a noun that can be identified through one of the five senses
Replace: the girl
her, she
if a word ends in o
1)most add -es - tomatoes
2) a few just add -s solos
3) Those which have a vowel before the final -o always just add -s:
studio studios zoo zoos embryo embryos
crows
a murder of crows
plural of ox
oxen
What's an abstract noun?
a noun that cannot be identified through one of the five senses
Replace: the house
it
if a word ends in consonant + y
change the y to i and add -es
birds
flock of birds
singular of dice
die
What's a proper noun?
They are nouns that name specific people, places, things, or ideas. They are capitalized
Replace: the feathers
them, they
name a word that is the same in the singular and plural form
fish, sheep, deer, moose
geese
gaggle of geese