English Grammar 101: Plural Form of Nouns

Posted in » Blogging Tips - by Ades on December 6th, 2007

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Daily Writing Tips has posted a nice “English Grammar 101″ on plural forms of different types of nouns. You can call it a cheat-sheet for plural forms of nounz (oops, i really have to master this ;)

The English language has both regular and irregular plural forms of nouns. The most common case is when you need to add -s to the noun. For example one car and two cars.

The other two cases of the regular plural form are:

  • nouns that end with s, x, ch or sh, where you add -es (e.g., one box, two boxes)
  • nouns that end with consonant + y, where you change the y with i and add -es (e.g., one enemy, two enemies)

On the irregular plural form of nouns there are basically eight cases:

  • nouns that end with -o, where you add -es (e.g., one potato, two potatoes)
  • nouns ending with -is, where you change -is to -es (e.g., one crisis, two crises)
  • nouns ending with -f, where you change -f to -v and add -ves (e.g., one wolf, two wolves)
  • nouns ending with -fe, where you change -f to -v and add -s (e.g., one life, two lives)
  • nouns ending with -us, where you change -us to -i (e.g., one fungus, two fungi)
  • nouns that contain -oo, change -oo to -ee (e.g., one foot, two feet)
  • nouns that end with -on, where you change -on with -a (e.g., phenomenon, phenomena)
  • nouns that don’t change (e.g., sheep, offspring, series)

It might appear overwhelming, but after using these nouns a couple of times you will be able to memorize their plural form easily.

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5 Responses to “English Grammar 101: Plural Form of Nouns”

  1. By Daniel Scocco on Dec 6, 2007

    Glad it was helpful Ades!

    This is an ongoing series, we’ll cover pretty much all the basic grammar rules and elements.

    Thanks for the mention.

  2. By Ades on Dec 7, 2007

    Daniel, you are doing a great job. Keep it up!

  3. By Josephine Wade on Feb 8, 2008

    Hi,
    Thanks for the helpful hints! I am bookmarking this site!

  4. By Thiara Pagan on Mar 13, 2008

    Thanks i nedded this for a english project!!! THANKS! ^_^

  5. By Eva White on Jul 11, 2008

    This site will be a great learning tool for those interested in picking up good english.

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