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Noun Pluralization Rules Explained

The document outlines different ways to make nouns plural in English, including adding 's', 'es', changing 'y' to 'ies', and changing 'f' or 'fe' to 'ves'. It provides examples for each rule, such as how 'aeroplane' becomes 'aeroplanes' by adding an 's', 'bus' becomes 'buses' by adding 'es', and 'thief' becomes 'thieves' by changing 'f' to 'ves'.

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Noun Pluralization Rules Explained

The document outlines different ways to make nouns plural in English, including adding 's', 'es', changing 'y' to 'ies', and changing 'f' or 'fe' to 'ves'. It provides examples for each rule, such as how 'aeroplane' becomes 'aeroplanes' by adding an 's', 'bus' becomes 'buses' by adding 'es', and 'thief' becomes 'thieves' by changing 'f' to 'ves'.

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Ways Examples

By adding ‘s’ to the nouns aeroplane > aeroplanes


car > cars
racket > rackets
jar > jars
By adding ‘es’ to nouns ending in ‘s’, ‘ss’, ‘sh’, bus > buses
‘ch’, ‘x’, and ‘o’ class > classes
box > boxes
brush > brushes
pouch > pouches
tomato > tomatoes
By adding ‘s’ to nouns ending in ‘y’ if a vowel day > days
comes before ‘y’ trolley > trolleys
By changing ‘y’ to ‘ies’ if a consonant comes berry > berries
before ‘y’ pony > ponies
By changing ‘f’ and ‘fe’ to ‘ves’ thief > thieves
wife > wives
By changing the vowels in the noun goose > geese
tooth > teeth
By remaining the spelling furniture > furniture
sheep > sheep

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