Rules for Plurals

 

To make regular plurals, add -s

Car

 

cars

Hand

hands

Girl

girls



If the noun ends in -s, -sh, -ch or -x, add -es

Bus

 

buses

Dish

dishes

Match

matches

Box

boxes



If the noun ends in a consonant +y, the -y changes to -ies

Baby

 

babies

Family

families



If the noun ends in a vowel +o, add -s

Zoo

 

zoos

Radio

radios



A few nouns that end in -o, add -es

Tomato

 

tomatoes

Potato

potatoes

Hero

heroes



But

Holiday

 

holidays

Because holiday ends in a a+y. A is a vowel not a consonant.


Irregular plurals

Person

 

people

Child

children

Man

men

Woman

women

Wife

wives

Knife

knives

Foot

feet

Tooth

teeth

Sheep

sheep