Content code
a2210
Slug (identifier)
plurals
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Secondaire 1
Secondaire 2
Topic
Anglais
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Title
Regular Plural Nouns
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regular-plural-nouns
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Anchor
Title
Irregular Plural Nouns
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irregular-plural-nouns
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Title
Pronunciation of Plural Nouns
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pronunciation-of-plural-nouns
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A plural noun refers to more than one person, place or thing.
Title (level 2)
Regular Plural Nouns
Title slug (identifier)
regular-plural-nouns
Contenu
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When forming regular plural nouns, check the last letters of the words to decide if you:
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add -s or -es
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change -y to -ies
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change -f or -fe to -ves
Title (level 3)
Most Nouns
Title slug (identifier)
most-nouns
Corps
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Singular |
Plural |
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Add -s |
cat |
cats |
Title (level 3)
Nouns Ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x
Title slug (identifier)
nouns-ending-in-s-sh-ch-x
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| -s | -sh | -ch | -x | |
Add -es |
access → accesses floss → flosses atlas → atlases stress → stresses |
dish → dishes crash → crashes radish → radishes wish → wishes |
bench → benches lunch → lunches match → matches patches → patches |
fox → foxes ax → axes tax → taxes box → boxes |
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Title (level 3)
Nouns Ending in -o
Corps
| Generally | add -es | hero → heroes tomato → tomatoes potato → potatoes volcano → volcanoes |
| Sometimes | add -s | logo → logos photo → photos piano → pianos pro → pros |
| vowel + o | add -s | bamboo → bamboos cameo → cameos folio → folios video → videos |
Second column
Title (level 3)
Nouns Ending in -y
Corps
| consonant + y | replace the -y by -ies | country → countries gallery → galleries hobby → hobbies injury → injuries |
| vowel + y | add -s | boy → boys donkey → donkeys holiday → holidays valley → valleys |
Title (level 3)
Nouns Ending in -f or -fe
Title slug (identifier)
nouns-ending-in-f-or-fe
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| Generally | replace -f or -fe by -ves | calf → calves half → halves leaf → leaves self → selves wolf → wolves |
knife → knives life → lives wife → wives |
| Sometimes | just add -s | chef → chefs giraffe → giraffes cafe → cafes gulf → gulfs safe → safes |
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| Sometimes | both -ves and -s are correct |
dwarfs or dwarves |
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Title
Regular Plural Exercise
Title slug (identifier)
regular-plural-exercise
Exercice
Largeur de l'exercice
720
Hauteur de l'exercice
720
Title (level 2)
Irregular Plural Nouns
Title slug (identifier)
irregular-plural-nouns
Contenu
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Some nouns do not follow the normal add -s or -es in the plural form. They are called irregular plural nouns.
Changing Forms in the Plural |
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| mouse → mice louse → lice |
person → people man → men woman → women |
goose → geese tooth → teeth foot → feet |
child → children ox → oxen |
Title (level 3)
Exceptions
Title slug (identifier)
exceptions
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Title
For Advanced Users
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Nouns ending in -ch |
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| hierarchs monarchs matriarchs patriarchs stomachs |
Invariable Nouns | |
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| Nouns keeping the same form in singular/plural | barracks deer series sheep species |
| Nouns only used in the plural | glasses goggles jeans pants pliers |
| Nouns only used in the singular | billiards draughts economics electronics measles |
Corps
Nouns with Greek or Latin Roots | |
|---|---|
-is
| analysis → analyses axis → axes ellipsis → ellipses neurosis → neuroses oasis → oases paralysis → paralyses parenthesis → parentheses |
-a add -e | alga → algae larva → larvae nebula → nebulae vertebra → vertebrae |
-us replaced by -i | cactus → cacti fungus → fungi nucleus → nuclei syllabus → syllabi |
-um replaced by -a | bacterium → bacteria medium → media millennium → millennia |
-ix replaced by -ices | appendix → appendices matrix → matrices |
-on replaced by -a | criterion → criteria phenomenon → phenomena |
-ma add -ta | dogma → dogmata stigma → stigmata |
Title (level 3)
Nouns with Two Plural Forms
Corps
| Singular | Plural | Meaning |
| brother | brothers | sons of the same parents |
| brethren | members of a society or a community | |
| die | dies | various tools to induce shapes or finish to materials |
| dice | small cubes used in games | |
| cloth | cloths | pieces of cloth |
| clothes | garments or dresses |
Title
Irregular Plural Exercise
Title slug (identifier)
irregular-plural-exercise
Exercice
Largeur de l'exercice
720
Hauteur de l'exercice
720
Title (level 2)
Pronunciation of Plural Nouns
Title slug (identifier)
pronunciation-of-plural-nouns
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| 'S' is pronounced /S/ |
'S' is pronounced /Z/ |
'S' is pronounced /IZ/ |
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Nouns ending with the sounds /p/ /t/ /k/ /f/ |
Nouns ending with the sounds |
Nouns ending with the sounds /s/ /z/ /sh/ /ch/ |
| groups (group/s/) acts (act/s/) clocks (clock/s/) chiefs (chief/s/) |
dreams (dream/z/) balls (ball/z/) stars (star/z/) potatoes (potato/z/) |
choices (choic/iz/) dishes (dish/iz/) houses (hous/iz/) pouches (pouch/iz/) |
Title (level 2)
See Also
Title slug (identifier)
see-also
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Links
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Title
Nouns
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