Plural Nouns
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Nouns - Countable and Uncountable Countable (write down your examples) Uncountable cannot be counted (substances) large abstract ideas, nature air, water, snow, fire, ice meat, bread, ice-cream sugar, salt, tae, coffee, juice, cheese, butter, honey money, furniture food space, nature information, understanding, knowledge advice, happiness, sadness, beauty,

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singular + -s singular plural a car two car s a cassette two cassette s a lamp two lamp s a hat two hat s a cup two cup s

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Add - es after sibilants (making a sound like the letters 's' or ' sh ‘ a sibilant whisper): singular plural a box two box es a sandwich two sandwich es a suitcase two suitcas es a rose two rose s a garage two garage s

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Compare and see the difference singular plural singular plural a boy two boy s a ci t y two cit ies a day two day s a la d y two lad ies a play interesting plays a fami l y their famil ies a ba b y many bab ies a count r y different countr ies Substitute y after consonant with - ies Add -s after vowel + y

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Nouns on -f or - fe : add -s substitute with -ves singular plural singular plural a roof two roof s a thief two thie ves a cliff two cliff s a wife two wi ves a sheriff two sheriff s a shelf two shel ves There are two forms possible: scarf - scarfs/scarves hoof - hoofs/hooves Add -s for words ending in -ff. Always use a dictionary if you are not sure.

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Nouns on -o form the plural by adding -s or - es add -s substitute with -ves singular plural singular plural a disco two disco s a tomato two tomato es a piano two piano s a potato two potato es a photo two photo s a hero two hero es

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Note! Some nouns can have two plural forms: buffalo - buffalos/buffaloes mosquito - mosquitos/mosquitoes tornado - tornados/tornadoes There is no rule when to use -s or - es . We often add -s with technical words.

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Irregular plural forms: singular plural a man two men a woman two women a child two children a mouse two mice a tooth two teeth a goose two geese a foot two feet an ox two oxen