plural rules
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Chairs Heroes Parties Quizzes Dresses Bushes Monkeys Gases Watches Waxes
Plural Rule 1Plural Rule 1Most words add ‘s’ to make the plural.
one apple two apples
Plural Rule 2Plural Rule 2Add ‘es’ to words ending in ‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘s’, ‘ss’,
‘x’ or ‘z’ to make the plural.
one box many boxes
wish → wishes beach → beaches cross → crosseswaltz → waltzes bus → buses
Plural Rule 3Plural Rule 3When a word ends in an ‘o’ and comes
after a consonant, add ‘es’ to make the plural.
one tomato two tomatoes
Exceptions → pianos, banjos, solos, radios and Eskimos.
Plural Rule 4Plural Rule 4When the letter before ‘y’ is a consonant, change the ‘y’ to ‘i’
before adding ‘es’.
one baby two babies
Plural Rule 5Plural Rule 5When words end in ‘ay’, ‘ey’, ‘iy’, ’oy’, and ‘uy’ add ‘s’ to make
the plural.
one donkey two donkeys