Singular and Plural Nouns
We form plural nouns by adding +s to the singular word. There are some exceptions from this rule. You will find them in the table below:
| SINGULAR | PLURAL | |
| A pen
An apple A book |
+s | Pens
Apples Books |
| A fox
A glass A torch A bus A brush |
+es | Foxes
Glasses Torches Buses Brushes |
| A diary | y+ies
(When a letter before “y” is a consonant) |
Diaries
Libraries |
| A toy
A key |
+s
(When a letter before ‘y’ is a vowel) |
Toys
Keys |
| A knife
A thief |
fe + ves
f + ves EXCEPTIONS: Chef – chefs Roof – roofs Chief – chiefs Belief- Beliefs |
Knives
Thieves |
IRREGULAR NOUNS: