Description: This mind map helps in understanding the rules for converting Singular nouns to plural nouns
SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS
The plural form of most nouns end with -s
- bottle - bottles
- Pencil - Pencils
- Book - Books
- Sentence -I have four story books with me.
For nouns that end in (-s, -ch, -x, -z, -sh), -es is added in the plural form
- Box - Boxes
- Watch - Watches
- Bus - Buses
- Example - There are ten boxes on the table.
For nouns ending in -f or -fe , change -f or -fe to v and add -es
- wife - wives
- leaf - leaves
- Knife - Knives
- Example - The wind swept the leaves away.
For nouns ending in -y or -o, the rules are not definite.
- Baby - Babies
- Toy - Toys
- Potato - Potatoes
- Stereo - Stereos
- Example - The baby has many toys .
Some nouns have different plural forms
- Child - Children
- Man - Men
- Woman - Women
- Example - Children should be encouraged to read more.
Few nouns have the same singular and plural forms.
- Sheep - sheep
- Deer - Deer
- Species - Species
- Example - Many species of plants and animals are endangered due to pollution.
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