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bench—benches bush—bushes bus—buses

class—classes mango—mangoes box—boxes

There are some nouns that end in o, but do not take -es. They only take -s.

photo—photos logo—logos cargo—cargos zero—zeros

3. If a singular noun ends in -y, we change -y into -i and add -es to it.

city—cities body—bodies baby—babies lady—ladies

4. If a singular noun ends in -y preceeded by a vowel, we add -s to it.

valley—valleys monkey—monkeys day—days

5. We add -zes or -es to the nouns that end in -z.

quiz—quizzes buzz—buzzes fizz—fizzes

6. If a noun ends in an -o preceeded by a vowel, we only add -s to it.

bamboo—bamboos video—videos radio—radios

7. If a noun ends in -f or -fe, we drop the -f or -fe, and add -ves to it.

leaf—leaves half—halves wife—wives wolf—wolves

There are some nouns that end in -f, but do not take -ves. They only take -s.

brief—briefs cliff—cliffs dwarf—dwarfs chief—chiefs

Some More Plural Forms

Some singular nouns change into plurals in an irregular manner.
O
mouse—mice goose—geese man—men foot—feet tooth—teeth

1. The man is a fighting.

2. The men are fighting.

Some nouns remain the same in both singular and plural forms.
O
fruit—fruit(s) sheep—sheep deer—deer fish—fish (fishes)

1. I saw a deer in the park.

2. I saw 10 dear in the zoo.

3. I have a sheep.

4. The sheep were grazing beside the river.

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