Plural
Some rules for forming the plural:
1- When the noun ends in S, SH, CH, X or Z*, we add -ES to the noun.
kiss - kisses
2- When the noun ends in a VOWEL + Y, we add -S to the noun.
holiday - holidays
3- When the noun ends in a CONSONANT + Y, we remove Y and add -IES to the noun.
party - parties
4- If the noun ends in F or FE, we remove the F/FE and add -VES to the noun.
life - lives
5. If the noun ends in a CONSONANT + O, we normally add -ES to the noun.
Tomato-Tomatoes
6-There are a number of nouns that don't follow these rules. They are irregular and you need to learn them individually because they don't normally have an S on the end.
man men
7- There are some nouns in English that are the same in the singular and the plural.
fish - fish / sheep - sheep
8- If the noun ends in US, we change it to I. Words that end in US usually have a Latin root.
cactus - cacti
8- If the noun ends in IS, we change it to ES. Words that end in IS usually have a Greek root.
analysis - analyses
Sequência vocálica – oo no meio da palavra deve ser substituída pela sequência vocálica – ee
Em todas as regras existem exceções.
Change these words or sentences to the plural
1- box_________ 2- tomato___________ 3- accident______________ 4-bus________ 5-apple__________ 6-class________ 7 book____________ 8- church_________ 9- supply_________ 10- wolf________ 11- crisis ______ 12-cactus ___________
13- oasis _________ 14- fox__________ 15- criterion __________16-hero_________ 17- wish_________ 18- fly_________ 19-potato___________ 20- photo_______ 21 baby______________22- life__________ 23- tooth______ 24- woman_________ 25- man________ 26- glasses__________ 27-sheep_________28 fish________29- Child__________ 30Goose______ 31-City__________ 32-Person___________ 33-Epoch_______ 34-Quiz________35-Kiss_________ 36-Brush______ 37-Pro______ 38-Auto_____ 39- Bamboo_____ 40-Zoo______ 41-Ally______42 Day_____ 43-Thief________.44- He is a student.__________________ 45-She is a nurse_________________. 46 Do you like pizza?_____________________. 47There is a dog in my house____________________ 48-That car is new____________________ 49 His foot is big _______________________. 50-The mouse is black ____________________