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Rules for Forming the Plural of Nouns Flashcards

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Q 
Box
Dish
Buzz
Glass 
Peach
A 
Add es to the singular form
Boxes 
Dishes
Buzzes
Glasses
Peaches
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Q

Bat
Mall
Rope
Canoe

A 
Add s to the singular form
Bats 
Malls
Ropes
Canoes
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Baby
Cherry
Penny
Jelly

A 
Turn y to i and add es
Babies
Cherries 
Pennies
Jellies
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Ray
Toy
Valley

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If there’s a vowel before the y just add s
Rays
Toys
Valleys

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Knife
Wife
Leaf
Shelf
Scarf
Elf
A 
Nouns ending in f turn f or fe into v and add es
Knives
Wives
Leaves
Shelves
Scarves
Elves
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Man
Tooth
Mouse

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A few nouns form the plural by a change of vowels within the singular
Men
Teeth
Mice

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Q

Ox

Child

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Add en or ren to the singular
Oxen
Children

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Deer

Sheep

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A few nouns have the same plural as in the singular
Deer
Sheep

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