Use regular plurals with -s, -es, -ies and -ves

Key Notes:

Regular Plurals

  • Basic Rule: To make most nouns plural, simply add -s to the end of the word.
    • Examples: cat → cats, dog → dogs, book → books

Plurals with -es

  • Rule: Add -es to nouns that end in -s, -x, -z, -ch, or -sh to form the plural.
    • Examples: bus → buses, box → boxes, quiz → quizzes, church → churches, dish → dishes

Plurals with -ies

  • Rule: For nouns ending in -y preceded by a consonant, change the -y to -ies to make them plural.
    • Examples: city → cities, baby → babies, party → parties
  • Exceptions: If the noun ends in -y preceded by a vowel, just add -s.
    • Examples: boy → boys, day → days

Plurals with -ves

  • Rule: For nouns ending in -f or -fe, change the -f or -fe to -ves to form the plural.
    • Examples: leaf → leaves, wolf → wolves, knife → knives
  • Exceptions: Some nouns ending in -f or -fe simply add -s.
    • Examples: roof → roofs, belief → beliefs

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