PLUML RULE ONE

Most words add 's'to make the plural

one qpplq two 4pple5

desk t desk: teacher + teacherS

Dame t nameS Park t Park5
town t towDS month , month:
ca rd t ca rds tru ck t truclo

Try these
pencil , cuP t
book , Pad t
tree t plant t
 Ad.l 'es 'to words end inE in'ch' ,,sh,
'5 , 5s' , x or 'z' to rnake the pl ural

one box many boxq5

bcach t heaches wi:h I wishes

lo^ , lo^es bus ) buses
cro55 t clo55e5 wa ltz I waltzes
p itch t pitches h ut,:h ) hutches

Try these
church , .lui7 t
gas t lvax t
class t d,sh t
 PLURAI- RULE THREE
Whor thc lcttcr be[ore 'y' is a consona nt,
cha n qe the'y't<; aD 'i' be fore add inq an 'es'

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one baby

c ity , citje: b*ry , bcr rle5

Porry ) po Dte5 rep ly ) reP tc5
6lly t 6llre: bclly + bcl te5

Try these
fanrily , lady ,

daisy t iclly +
arnly ) PartY )
NA PPY t .lrc rry t
 PLUML RUI.E FOUR
When words endin'ay,'ey ,'ty ,'.y
anl'uy add an 's'to make the plunl

ooe dookry
Ii Ii
tup dookef

boy ) boys Play ) plays

pulley ) pulleys grey ) g..yt
.slay ) relsys alley ) alleys

Trythese
Aav t satay t
monkey t ralley t
lray t delay t
trolley t key t
 PLUML RULE FIVE
When words end in 'f or'ft'change
\he'( or'fe' \o a'v' befure adding'es'

one knife
4'4 two knives

leaf , leaves wol( I wolves

wife ) wives el( I elves
thief t th ieves life ) lives

Try these ...

half ) hoo( t
l"a( , shelf t
self ) ,alf t
Excegtioos - cli[6. chie6. roo6, dwar6 & handkerchie6
 When a word ends in 'o' and comes after
a consona nt, add ' es'tr: make the pl UTAI

one d inqo

ca rgo , cargoes lr]ango , rDa n9.) e5

potat o ) potatoes hero ) heroes
,lvoca dcr t 1vc,c1.]c,es buffalc, , bu ffa 1.,e5

Try these .. .
volcarr., , fotnlt.r )

dc>ntino , cch,, ,
nroquito ) torpedo t
- I'rlrro. .olo- I-arr1,r. LsLtrn... rrrJ'a.L,o
 pt_uR,Ax- R"t/[-E SEVEN
Sometimes, a worl may completely
chanqe its form when 4 plur4l is made

f
one ch ild
f;$
two child rcD

Pet50D t people critedon ) criteria

goose t 9eese Ducleus t nuclei
fuogus t fuogi maD t meD

Trythese
6r* t woman )
mouse t c?ctus t
tooth t dice t
 P,,LU,/RAtr. RUN.E ENG HT
Sometimes, a word may stay the same
in both its singular and plural form

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fish
one 6sh two fislr

bream ) bream seri6 ) series

aircraft ) aircraft trout ) trout
salmon ) salmon moose ) moose

Trythese...
specie t sheep t
deer t perch t
crffqdry a tuDa t
 It mafe conftsing msking compound words into
plursl form. ln all cases the firstwrrd is made plunl.

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Maxine is terriFed o[men ofwar lelly 6sh.

brother in law ) brother in law

cou* ma*ial ) courts rradbl
attorney general ) attorneys genera I

Try tfiese ...

son in law t
heir apparent t
passer by t
 PLURAL R,ULE TEN
Many words, particularly fom other Ianquaqes
have ism when making them plunl

one arraly.E ofda(a -two analyses ofdata

Other examples are ...

curriculum ) curricula aPPendE ) aPPendjces
criterign I *iteria index ) indices
anten na ) antennae fo.u: ) foci
brrgq I burqux corDuS ) corpora

Try these
octopgs t basu ,
furmula t gatea-q t
datum t *isis t
' quite tricky and uDcommon
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