How to form plural?
1) a singular noun +s => plural
a pen = pens
a play = plays
2) consonant + y => IES
a cherry => cherries
a baby => babies
PS! vowel + y => YS
a toy => toys
3) -sh, -ch, -tch, -s, -ss, -x => ES
a brush => brushes
a church => churches
a box => boxes
a dress => dresses
4) -f, -fe => VES
a shelf => shelves
a wife => wives
PS! Kui f-tähega lõppeva sõna mitmust hääldad ka "f"-tähega, nagu näiteks roofs, siis järgi reeglit nr 1.
5) -o => ES
-o => S
a tomato => tomatoes
a zero => zeros
6) Irregular nouns - No plural
a sheep => sheep
a deer => deer
a fish => fish
7) Irregular nouns - different plural forms
A => E
a man => men
a woman => women
OO => EE
a goose => geese
a tooth => teeth
a foot => feet
a child => children
an ox => oxen
a person => people
a mouse => mice
Exercise at school: check your answers and write which rule did you use?
1) men
2) heroes
3) oxen
4) foxes
5) knives
6) tables
7) horses
8) dishes
9) days
10) children
11) tomatoes
12) people
13) computers
14) mice
15) wives
16) babies
17) doors
18) sandwiches
19) briefcases
20) women
21) cacti / cactuses
22) dictionaries
23) books
24) feet
25) classes
TEST
Write the plural forms
1) dre
ss -2) bo
x -
3) f
oot -
4) shel
f -
5) sheep -
6) child -
7) ber
ry -
8) person -
9) key -
10) tou
ch -
Now check your deskmate's test
1) DRESSES
2) BOXES
3) FEET
4) SHELVES
5) SHEEP
6) CHILDREN
7) BERRIES
8) PEOPLE
9) KEYS
10) TOUCHES
9-10p "5"
7-8p "4"
5-6p "3"
<4p "2"
