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Nouns
Plural Nouns
When you are talking about two or more people, animals, places, or things, use plural nouns.
Most nouns are made plural by adding -s at the end.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
bird |
birds |
broom |
brooms |
camel |
camels |
egg |
eggs |
photo |
photos |
Some plural nouns end in -ies.
baby |
babies |
|---|---|
cherry |
cherries |
fairy |
fairies |
family |
families |
puppy |
puppies |
Nouns like these are made plural by changing y to i and adding -es
Some plural nouns end in -es
bus |
buses |
|---|---|
beach |
beaches
|
bush
|
bushes
|
dish
|
dishes
|
dress |
dresses |
When the last letters of singular nouns are ch, sh, s, ss, or x, you usally add -es to form the plural.
What if there is a vowel before the y? in that case add -s to form the plural.
Key |
Keys |
|---|---|
tray |
trays |
turkey |
turkeys |
toy |
toys |