Regular Plurals
What is the plural of window?
windows
What is the plural of knife?
knives
“Those ladys are kind.” → Trick or True?
Trick! It should be ladies.
What do we do to nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z?
Add -es
What is the plural of bench?
benches
What is the plural of loaf?
loaves
“I saw five sheeps at the farm.” → Trick or True?
Trick! Plural of sheep is sheep.
What happens to a noun ending in a consonant + y?
Change -y to -ies
What is the plural of wish?
wishes
What is the plural of baby?
babies
“He bought two knives.” → Trick or True?
True! knives is the plural of knife
What happens to a noun ending in vowel + y?
Just add -s
What is the plural of tray?
trays (rule: vowel + y → just add s)
What is the plural of calf?
calves
“There are many boxes in the room.” → Trick or True?
True! Correct plural of box is boxes.
What do we do to most nouns ending in -f or -fe?
Change to -ves
What is the plural of boy?
boys
What is the plural of hero?
heroes
“The womans are talking.” → Trick or True?
Trick! It should be “women.”
Give an example of a word that doesn't change in plural form.
sheep, deer, fish, species, series