Section outline

  • The following table summarizes all the main rules to change singular to plural:

    Rule Singular Noun Ending Plural Noun
    The ‘s’ rule Most common nouns Add ‘s’
    The ‘es’ rule o, s, x, z, ss, ch, sh< Add ‘es’
    The ‘ies’ rule ‘y’ Replace ‘y’ with ‘ies’
    The ‘ves’ rule ‘f’ or ‘fe’ Replace ‘f’/fe’ with ‘ves’
    The ‘us’ to ‘i’ rule ‘us’ Replace ‘us’ with ‘i’
    The ‘is’ to ‘es’ rule ‘is’ Replace ‘is’ with ‘es’
    The ‘on’ to ‘a’ rule ‘on’ Replace ‘on’ with ‘a’

    Remember all the rules and exceptions to solve the worksheets!

    In next course, we will learn about words that replace nouns; pronouns.