Plurals and Plurals and PossessivesPossessives
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nouns• To form the plurals of most nouns,
add s.– Examples: Snack = snacks– Oven = ovens– Umbrella = umbrellas
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nouns• If the word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh….
you add es– Examples: glass = glasses– Buzz = buzzes– Fox = foxes– Bush = bushes
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nouns• Nouns that end in a consonant plus
y, change the y to i and add es.– Examples: country = countries– Mummy = mummies– Berry = berries
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nouns• If a noun ends in a vowel plus y, just
add s.– Examples: boy = boys– Turkey = turkeys– Holiday = holidays
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nouns• Nouns that end in a vowel plus o, add
s– Examples: rodeo = rodeos– Patio = patios– Kangaroo = kangaroos
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nouns• Nouns that end in a consonant plus
o, add es.– Examples: tomato = tomatoes– Echo = echoes – Veto = vetoes
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nouns• The plurals of a few nouns are
formed in irregular ways.– Examples: woman = women– Mouse = mice– Foot = feet– Child = children
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nouns• Some nouns are the same in the
singular and the plural– Examples: Sheep– Spacecraft– Deer– Salmon
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nouns
• For some nouns ending with f or fe, add s. For others, change the f to v and add s or es– Examples: belief = beliefs– Roof = roofs– Loaf = loaves– Life = lives
Forming plurals of nounsForming plurals of nounsA few nouns have only plural forms
– Examples: scissors•Jeans•Savings•Dues
A few nouns that end with s look plural but are considered singular.
PossessivePossessive• A possessive case of a noun or a
pronoun shows ownership or possession.
• To form the possessive case of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and a s.– Examples: a student’s grant– The child’s toy– Tess’s painting
PossessivePossessive• To form the possessive case of a
plural noun that does not end in s , add an apostrophe and an s.– Examples: geese’s feathers– Children’s books– Men’s clothing
PossessivePossessive• To form the possessive case of a
plural noun ending in s, add only the apostrophe– Examples: boxes’ lids– Beetles’ shells– Ten minutes’ time