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Plurals in English

To change words from singular to plural in English, we generally add the letter S to the end of the word, but there are exceptions. Study the rules below to learn how to form the plural in English.

How to form the plural in English

1. General rule:
   Add -s to the end of the word.
   
       book → books
    
2. Words that end in -s, -ch, -sh, -x
   Add -es. Some words ending in -o also follow this rule.
   
       class → classes
       box → boxes
    
3. Words that end in a consonant + -y
   Change the -y to -i and add -es.
   
       city → cities
    
4. Words that end in -f or -fe
   Change the -f or -fe to -ves.
   
       leaf → leaves
       wife → wives
    
5. Irregular plurals in English
   Some words do not follow the rules above and change completely in the plural:
   
       man → men
       woman → women
       child → children
       tooth → teeth
       foot → feet
    

 

Exercise - Plurals

Change the words to the plural form.

Example:
book  

1. pencil

 

2. glass

 

3. notebook

 

4. wish

 

5. tax

 

6. knife

 

7. child

 

8. church

 

9. man

 

10. tooth

 

11. tray

 

12. country

 

 

Writing

Write a sentence with a plural word.

example
The leaves fall from the trees when the weather turns cold.

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