Plural nouns

Regular and irregular nouns:

For regular nouns we simply add -s to the end of the word:

• taxi - taxis
• phone - phones
• Rope - ropes

For regular nouns that end in s, ch, sh, x or z we can use the ending -es

• bus - buses
• Match - matches
• dish - dishes
• box - boxes
• quiz - quizzes

For regular nouns that end in -f or -fe we remove the f or fe and add ves

• leaf - leaves
• wolf - wolves
• life - lives

For regular nouns that and in a CONSONANT + Y we remove the y and add ies

• city - cities
• baby - babies
• story - stories

For regular nouns that and in a CONSONANT + O we add es

• hero - heroes
• echo - echoes
• tomato - tomatoes

For irregular nouns sadly we have to memorise these as they are not the same.

For more information you can also watch this video for a short refresher