Noun Rules
What is a plural noun?
A noun that names more than 1 person, place, thing, or idea
Make the following word plural: dog
dogs
Make the following noun plural: teacher
teachers
Barbados
Country
Kayandra
Proper nouns
If a singular noun ends in ‑s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z, how do you make it plural?
Add -es
Make this word plural: child
children
Make the following noun plural: party
parties
Donkey
Animal
cat
Common noun
If a singular noun ends in a vowel and a y, how do you make it plural? Example: toy
Add s to make toys
Is this word singular or plural: fish
It is both because whether you are talking about 1 or more than 1, it's always fish.
Make the following word plural: knife
knives
Anella
People
flock
collective nouns
If a singular noun ends in a consonant and y, how do you make it plural? Example: lady
Change the -y to -i and add es to make ladies
Change pennies to the singular form.
penny
Make the following noun plural: goose
geese
Camel
Animal
St.Vincent
Proper noun
If a noun ends with ‑f or ‑fe how do you make it plural?
Change the -f or -fe to -v and add -es
Change shelf to the plural form.
shelves
Make the following noun plural: daisy
daisies
Biabou
Place
kennel
collective noun