Regular Plural Nouns
Singular: rabbit Plural: There are lots of ____.
rabbits
singular: person plural:
people
What are irregular plural nouns?
Nouns that make their plural in a different way.
Not regular nouns
Singular: The girl walks to school. How would the sentence read if the subject was plural?
The girls walk to school.
plural form of fish
fish
Singular: dress. Plural: They are wearing beautiful _____ .
dresses
Singular: cliff Plural: _____
cliffs
How do nouns ending in X form their plural?
Adding ES
Singular: The flag was raised high in the sky. How would the sentence read if the subject was plural?
The flags were raised high in the sky.
Plural form of cactus
cacti
Singular: raccoon Plural: Look at all those ______!
raccoons
singular: echo plural:
echoes
How do nouns ending in CH form their plural?
Adding ES
Singular: Our bus was late today. How would the sentence read if the subject was plural?
Our buses were late today.
Plural form of quiz
quizzes
Singular: fox. Plural: The yard was full of _____.
foxes
singular: university plural: ______
universities
How do most nouns form their plural?
adding -s or - es
Singular: The glass of water was filled to the rim. How would the sentence read if the subject was plural?
The glasses of water were filled to the rim.
Plural form of fungus
fungi
Singular: key Plural: We all lost our ______.
keys
Singular: ox plural:
oxen
How do the words that end in Y form their plural?
If the Y goes after a vowel, just add an S (boy - boys)
If the Y goes after a consonant, change the Y to i and add ES. (party-parties)
Singular: A bubble formed from the soap. How would the sentence read if the subject was plural?
Bubbles formed from the soap.
plural form of series
series