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Learn the given singular and plural words.


                Singular                     Plural                    Singular                    Plural


                    ant                       ants                          jar                      jars


                    boy                       boys                        lamp                     lamps

                    car                       cars                         kite                     kites


                    day                       days                       mouth                    mouths


                    egg                       eggs                         owl                      owls

                    fan                       fans                         top                      tops


                    girl                      girls                       year                     years

                    hat                       hats                       zebra                     zebras




          Rule 3:       We add es to nouns that end in ch, sh, o, s, ss and x.

                         bench              benches                   bush                  bushes


                         mango              mangoes                   gas                   gases

                         class              classes                   box                   boxes


          Rule 4:   Some nouns do not follow any rules to form plurals.


                        child               children                  mouse                 mice


                        foot                feet                      ox                    oxen

                        goose               geese                     tooth                 teeth


                        man                 men                       woman                 women


          Rule 5:   Some nouns remain the same in both singular and plural forms.


                        fish                 fish                     sheep                 sheep

                        deer                 deer                     tuna                  tuna


                        salmon               salmon                   trout                 trout



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