Plural Nouns for beginners
A1Learn how to make nouns plural: -s, -es, -ies, -ves, and common irregular plurals.
Exercise 1 (Easy): Choose the plural form
Choose the correct plural form.
Exercises:
1
one book → two ____
2
one cat → three ____
3
one bus → two ____
4
one box → five ____
5
one watch → two ____
6
one dish → four ____
7
one baby → two ____
8
one city → many ____
9
one day → two ____
10
one toy → three ____
Plural Nouns
How to make English nouns plural: the regular rules and the irregular forms.
📚Most nouns just add -s
noun++ s
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cat → cats
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book → books
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dog → dogs
🚌-s / -sh / -ch / -x / -o take -es
noun++ es
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bus → buses
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dish → dishes
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watch → watches
👶Consonant + -y → -ies
consonant+-y+→ -ies
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baby → babies
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city → cities
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party → parties
🍂-f / -fe → -ves
-f / -fe+→ -ves
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leaf → leaves
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knife → knives
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wolf → wolves
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Irregular plurals worth memorising
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| man | men |
| woman | women |
| child | children |
| mouse | mice |
| tooth | teeth |
| foot | feet |
| person | people |
| sheep | sheep |
| fish | fish |
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Common regular plurals
catsdogsbookscarsbusesboxesdisheswatchesbabiescitiespartiescountriesleavesknivestableschairs
⚠ Key point: Some nouns are stuck in one form: news takes is, not are; trousers and scissors are always plural; information and advice are uncountable and have no plural at all.