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B. We add es to the nouns ending in ch, s, ss, sh or x to form their plurals.

Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural

bench benches bus buses class classes

box boxes bush bushes match matches

brush brushes glass glasses watch watches

fox foxes wish wishes lash lashes

C. By changing y into ies if the singular nouns end in y after a consonant.

cry cries family families story stories

spy spies fairy fairies sentry sentries

baby babies body bodies daisy daisies

country countries trophy trophies duty duties

D. By adding s to the singular nouns if they end in y after a vowel.

bay bays tray trays play plays

boy boys toy toys guy guys

day days way ways money moneys

joy joys key keys storey storeys

ray rays monkey monkeys donkey donkeys

E. By adding es to the singular nouns ending in o after a consonant.

hero heroes buffalo buffaloes mosquito mosquitoes

tomato tomatoes negro negroes mango mangoes

volcano volcanoes echo echoes potato potatoes

F. By changing f or fe into ves.

life lives wife wives wolf wolves

knife knives leaf leaves loaf loaves

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