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

Learning Objectives Identify the ending of a singular noun to determine the correct plural rule. Correctly add -s to most nouns to make them plural. Correctly add -es to nouns ending in -s, -x, -z, -ch, and -sh. Change the y to i and add -es for nouns ending in a consonant and y. Change the f or fe to v and add -es for many nouns ending in f or fe. Write a sentence using a regular plural noun and a descriptive adjective. Have you ever seen one cute cat? What about two cute cats? 🐈🐈 Let's learn how to talk about more than one of anything! In this lesson, we will learn the four main rules for making nouns plural. Knowing how to make plurals helps us write and talk about groups of people, places, and things. This is important when we want to use adjectives to describe m...

TermDefinitionExample Singular NounA noun that names only one person, place, thing, or idea.One dog, one house, one baby. Plural NounA noun that names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.Two dogs, many houses, three babies. Regular PluralA plural noun that is formed by adding a standard ending, like -s, -es, -ies, or -ves.The plural of 'cat' is 'cats', which follows a regular rule. EndingThe last letter or letters of a word, which help us decide which plural rule to use.The word 'box' has an 'x' ending. ConsonantAny letter in the alphabet that is not a vowel (a, e, i, o, u).b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z

The -s Rule Add -s For most nouns, simply add -s to the end to make them plural. The -es Rule Add -es Use this rule for nouns that end in s, x, z, ch, or sh. Adding just an -s would be hard to say! The -ies Rule Change y to i and add -es Use this rule for nouns that end with a consonant followed by a y. The -ves Rule Change f or fe to v and add -es Use this rule for many common nouns that end in f or fe.