Theme: The plural forms of noun Prepared by: Shermatova.Sh.A

There are many nouns in English. Nouns can be either be singular or plural. It is usually easy to create plural nouns in English, but there are some exceptions. A noun is a word that functions as the name of some specific thing or set of things, such as living creatures, objects, places, actions, qualities, states of existence, or ideas.

Plural Nouns Rules There are many plural noun rules, and because we use nouns so frequently when writing, its important to know all of them! The correct spelling of plurals usually depends on what letter the singular noun ends in.

1. To make regular nouns plural, add –s to the end. Noun + -s = plural nouns

2. If the singular noun ends in –s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or –z, add –es to the end to make it plural. For example:

3. In some cases, singular nouns ending in –s or –z, require that you double the –s or –z prior to adding the –es for pluralization. For example: Fez + -es = fezzes Gas + -es = gasses

4. If the noun ends with –f or –fe, the f is often changed to –ve before adding the –s to form the plural version. For example:

5. If a singular noun ends in –y and the letter before the –y is a consonant, change the ending to –ies to make the noun plural. For example:

6. If a singular noun ends in –y and the letter before the –y is a vowel, simply add an –s to make it plural. For example:

7. If a singular noun ends in –o, add –es to make it plural. For example: But, exceptions:

8. If the singular noun ends in –us, the plural ending is frequently –i. For example: 9. If the singular noun ends in –is, the plural ending is –es. For example: Analysis – analyses Ellipsis - ellipses Cactus – cacti Focus - foci

10. If the singular noun ends in –on, the plural ending is –a. For example: 11. Some sounds dont change at all when theyre pluralized. For example: 11. Some sounds dont change at all when theyre pluralized. For example: Phenomenon – phenomena Criterion – criteria

Plural noun rules for Irregular nouns: Irregular nouns follow no specific rules, so its best to memorize these or look up the proper pluralization in the dictionary.

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