Plural

Most nouns have a singular and a plural.
There are several ways to make a singular a plural.

1. Place an '-s' after the word.
   • one friend - two friends
2. If the word ends in a hiss-sound, add '-es'.
   • one box - two boxes
3. When a word ends with a 'y', it becomes 'ies' in the plural.
   • one baby - two babies
4. A number of words ending in '-f' or '-fe' are given '-ves' in the plural.
   • one knife - two knives
5. A number of words ending in 'o' are given 'oes' in the plural.
   • one tomato - two tomatoes
6. Some words do not change when used in the plural form.
   • one sheep - two sheep
   • one fish - two fish
7. Irregular plural
   • one man - two men
   • one woman - two women
   • one child - two children
   • one foot - two feet