EXERCISE 1. WRITE THE FORM INDICATED.SAMPLES
4. foot feet
From the above examples, you can see that there is no single rule for forming the
plural of nouns; there are several. If you memorize the rules and do the exercises carefully,
you will be well on your way to spelling plurals correctly.
Rule 1. For most nouns:Add s to the singular to form the plural.
SINGULAR
PLURAL
ear + s = ears
chair + s = chairs
table + s = tables
face + s = faces
Question:Can I form the plural of words like class or dish by just adding s?
Answer:No, because [classs] and [dishs] would be hard to pronounce. We must
do something else. This brings us to Rule 2.
Rule 2. For nouns ending in s, sh, ch, or x:Add es to form the plural.
NOUNS ENDING IN
s: class + es = classes
dress + es = dresses
NOUNS ENDING IN
sh: dish + es = dishes
wish + es = wishes
NOUNS ENDING IN
ch: bench + es = benches
lunch + es = lunches
NOUNS ENDING IN