Most plural nouns are made by adding an -s to the singular noun. However, there are some exceptions.
To make the plural of nouns ending in consonant + y, delete the y and add ies. For example:
| baby | babies |
| party | parties |
Nouns ending in -sh, -ch, -s, -x, or -zz make plurals by adding es. For example:
| watch | watches |
| rash | rashes |
| bus | buses |
| fox | foxes |
| buzz | buzzes |
Nouns ending in a single -z make plurals by adding zes. For example:
| quiz | quizzes |
With some older nouns ending in consonant + -o, you need to add es to make the plural. For example:
| echo | echoes |
| hero | heroes |
| potato | potatoes |
| tomato | tomatoes |
Nouns ending in vowel + o and most new words simply add s to make the plural. For example:
| kilo | kilos |
| logo | logos |
| photo | photos |
| piano | pianos |
| radio | radios |
| zoo | zoos |
Nouns ending in -f or -fe must delete the -f or -fe and add ves to make the plural. For example:
| calf | calves |
| drawf | drawves |
| elf | elves |
| half | halves |
| knife | knives |
| leaf | leaves |
| life | lives |
| scarf | scarves |
| shelf | shelves |
| thief | thieves |
| wife | wives |
| wolf | wolves |
Some countable nouns are the same in the singular and the plural. For example:
| I saw two deer at the zoo. |
| Australia has millions of sheep. |
| child | children |
| foot | feet |
| goose | geese |
| man | men |
| mouse | mice |
| person | people |
| tooth | teeth |
| woman | women |
Write the plural form of the word given.