Creating plurals nouns in English is easy, all you have to do is add -s to the end of the nouns (+ s).\u00a0 For example, girl \u2192 girls and boy \u2192 boys.\u00a0 Well, it is almost that easy.\u00a0 Some nouns you have to add -es to the end of the word (+ es).\u00a0 And then there are other nouns that are even more complicated!\u00a0 Like most grammar rules in English the simple rule for making plurals does not always apply, there are exceptions.\u00a0 There are irregular nouns that require a little more work for you to create the plural, but hopefully after taking a look at this post you will have a better idea of what you have to do.\u00a0 Below is a table to help you better understand how to make some of the most common irregular plural nouns.\u00a0 This table does not include nouns that change form entirely, for example man \u2192 men and person \u2192people as there are not as many concrete rules for these irregular plural nouns.\u00a0 These irregulars are ones you will just have to memorize – sorry.\u00a0 I hope this table helps, you can always bookmark this page and come back to it when you need help in this area.\u00a0 Remember that Transparent Language<\/a> has many resources to help you learn English<\/a>, so be sure to check out all we offer at www.transparent.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n
| Noun type by word ending:<\/td>\n | How to make the plural:<\/td>\n | Some examples:<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | ||||||||||||||||||
| words ending in -fe<\/td>\n | f \u2192 v + s<\/span><\/td>\n | knife \u2192 knives<\/span>, wife \u2192 wives<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n| words ending in -f<\/td>\n | f \u2192 v + es<\/span><\/td>\n | half \u2192 halves, <\/span>loaf \u2192 loaves<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | words ending in -is<\/td>\n | is \u2192 es<\/span><\/td>\n | analysis \u2192 analyses, <\/span>crisis \u2192 crises<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | words ending in -o, -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -z<\/td>\n | + es<\/span><\/td>\n | potato \u2192 potatoes<\/span>, box \u2192 boxes<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | words ending in -on<\/td>\n | on \u2192 a<\/span><\/td>\n | phenomenon \u2192 phenomena<\/span>, criterion \u2192 criteria<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | words ending in -us<\/td>\n | us \u2192 i<\/span><\/td>\n | focus \u2192 foci<\/span>, syllabus \u2192 syllabi<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | words ending in a consonant + -y<\/td>\n | y \u2192 i + es<\/span><\/td>\n | spy \u2192 spies<\/span>, fly \u2192flies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" | Creating plurals nouns in English is easy, all you have to do is add -s to the end of the nouns (+ s).\u00a0 For example, girl \u2192 girls and boy \u2192 boys.\u00a0 Well, it is almost that easy.\u00a0 Some nouns you have to add -es to the end of the word (+ es).\u00a0 And then…<\/p>\n |