Form regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves
Key Notes:
🌟 Forming Regular Plurals 🌟
👧👦 Plural nouns mean more than one of something. To make plurals, we often change the ending of the word. Let’s learn the rules! ✨
| Add -s |
👉 For most nouns, just add -s.
✔ Example:
- 🐶 Dog → Dogs 🐶🐶
- 📚 Book → Books
| Add -es |
👉 For nouns ending in s, sh, ch, x, or z, add -es.
✔ Example:
- 🐟 Dish → Dishes 🍽️
- 🏆 Match → Matches
- 🦊 Fox → Foxes
| Change -y to -ies |
👉 If a noun ends in a consonant + y, change y to i and add -es.
✔ Example:
- 👶 Baby → Babies
- 🐦 Lady → Ladies
💡 But if the noun ends in vowel + y, just add -s.
- 🐵 Monkey → Monkeys
| Change -f / -fe to -ves |
👉 If a noun ends in f or fe, change it to -ves.
✔ Example:
- 🍞 Loaf → Loaves
- 👩 Wife → Wives
- 🦌 Wolf → Wolves
| 🌈 Quick Summary 🌈 |
- Add -s → most nouns. ✅
- Add -es → after s, sh, ch, x, z. ✨
- Change -y → -ies → if consonant before y. 📝
- Change -f/fe → -ves → loaf → loaves. 💡
| 🎯 Fun Tip 🎯 |
- 👉 Remember: Plural = More than one thing! 👫🐕🐕📚📚
Let’s practice!✒️
