Plural in English

singular + -s singular a car a cassette a lamp a hat a cup Add -es after sibilants: singular a box a sandwich a suitcase a rose a garage plural two boxes two sandwiches two suitcases two roses two garages plural two cars two cassettes two lamps two hats two cups

Substitute y after consonant with -ies: singular a city a lady Add -s after vowel + y: singular a boy a day plural two boys two days plural two cities two ladies

There are two forms of the plural of the word penny: pennies -> You refer to the coins. pence -> You refer to the price (how much sth. is).

Nouns on -f or -fe: add -s singular a roof a cliff a sheriff plural two roofs two cliffs two sheriffs substitute with -ves singular a thief a wife a shelf plural two thieves two wives two shelves

There are two forms possible: scarf - scarfs scarves hoof - hoofs hooves !dd -s for words ending in -ff. !lways use a dictionary if you are not sure. Nouns on -o form the plural by adding -s or -es. add -s singular a disco a piano a photo plural two discos two pianos two photos substitute with -ves singular a tomato a potato a hero plural two tomatoes two potatoes two heroes

"ome nouns can have two plural forms: buffalo - buffalos buffaloes mos#uito - mos#uitos mos#uitoes tornado - tornados tornadoes There is no rule when to use -s or -es. $e often add -s with technical words. Irregular plural forms: singular a man a woman a child a mouse a tooth a goose a foot an ox plural two men two women two hildren two mi e two teeth two geese two feet two o!en