What are plural nouns?

1. Grammar Toolkit Plural nouns What are plural nouns?

2. Grammar Toolkit Plural nouns A noun can be singular, naming just one thing, or plural, naming more than one thing. child children The way to make a noun plural usually depends on the ending of the singular noun.

3. Grammar Toolkit Plural nouns To form the plural of most nouns, add s. horsecarhillroseshoe horsescarshillsrosesshoes If the noun ends in s, sh, chor x, add es. bus bush church fox pass busesbusheschurchesfoxespasses

4. Grammar Toolkit Plural nouns Form the plurals of these nouns. circus radio window bone itch es class year kaleidoscope toolbox wish es s s s s es s es es

5. Grammar Toolkit Plural nouns If the noun ends in a consonant plus y, change the y to ies. babyarmyspyworry babies armiesspiesworries For most nouns that end in f or fe, change fto v and add es. leaf life half loaf leaves lives halvesloaves For a small group of nouns that end in o, add es. tomato echo hero tomatoes echoes heroes

6. Grammar Toolkit Plural nouns Form the plurals of these nouns. body ruby deputy therapy jury bodies wife wolf knife superhero wives rubies wolves deputies knives therapies superheroes juries

7. Grammar Toolkit Plural nouns English nouns that have come from other languages, such as Latin, Greek or French, often form plurals the same way they do in their original language. medium chateau vertebra bacterium media chateaux vertebrae bacteria Some nouns are always plurals, whether there is one or many of them. trousersoffspring scissorscutlery crockery deer pants salmon

8. Grammar Toolkit Plural nouns Just to make it interesting, there are nouns that break the rules and nouns that don’t follow any rule! Do you know the plurals of these nouns? radio woman reef ox radios louse axis proof foot lice women axes reefs proofs feet oxen

9. Grammar Toolkit Plural nouns • A noun is a naming word. A plural noun names more than one thing. • Plural nouns are formed in different ways, often depending on the ending of the singular noun. • Some nouns are both singular and plural (e.g. sheep) and some are only plural (e.g. trousers). • In the following sentence, the plural nouns are red. The true heroesof centuries past were men and womenwithout names.

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