Thursday, October 1, 2020

Plurals Rules

Plurals 




1. When a word ends with S, ch, sh, x, or z:


add – es

buses boxes

crashes buzzes

churches gases


2. When a word ends with f or fe:


add – s

cliffs

change f to v and add – es

shelf shelves

knife knives


3. When a word ends with consonant + o


add – es

zeroes

tomatoes



4. When a word ends with consonant + y:


change y to i

add -es

baby babies

family families



When a word ends with a vowel + y

add – s

monkey monkeys


When a word ends with us (Latin origin):


change us to i

syllabus syllabi

fungus fungi



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