When a noun means one only, it is said to be singular.
- boy,
- girl,
- book,
- church,
- box
Plural Noun
When a noun means more than one, it is said to be plural.
- boys,
- girls,
- books,
- churches
The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding - s to a singular noun.
- lamp - lamps
- cat - cats
- fork - forks
- flower - flowers
- pen - pens
Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding - es.
- moss - mosses
- buzz - buzzes
- box - boxes
- dish - dishes
- church - churches
If you add - s to such nouns as fox, bush, and bench, you will find that you cannot pronounce them without making an additional syllable. This is why such nouns form the plural by adding - es.
Rule #3
Nouns ending in - y preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by changing - y to - ies.
- lady - ladies;
- city - cities;
- army - armies
Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding - s.
- boy - boys
- day - days
Most nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by adding es.
- hero - heroes;
- grotto - grottoes
Some nouns ending in f or fe are made plural by changing f or fe to - ves.
- beef - beeves;
- wife - wives
IRREGULAR PLURALS
- man - men
- foot - feet
- mouse - mice
- woman - women
- tooth - teeth
- louse -lice
- child - children
- ox - oxen
- goose - geese
