Regular and irregular plural nouns

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1. Regular and Irregular Plural Nouns Irnawati 2011410047

2. What are Regular Plurals? The plural form of most nouns by adding –S to singular noun. Nouns that end in - ch , -x, -s, - sh , z or s - like sound add - es in the end. BOOK BOOKS BAG BAGS Church - churches box – boxes gas - gases bush - bushes ass - asses

3. The plural of words that end with a CONSONANT + -y is spelled – ies . Most nouns end with a CONSONANT + - O also form their plurals by adding ' es' . Factory  factories Baby  babies Potato  potatoes Hero  heroes

4. Most nouns end in -f or – fe are changed to – ves to from plural. Calf  calves Knife  knives Leaf  leaves

5. What are Irregular Plurals? Changing their vowels for the plural. Adding a syllable for the plural. F oo t  f ee t G oo se  g ee se M ou se  mice Wom a n  wom e n Child  childr en Ox  ox en

6. Some nouns have the same singular and plural form. Latin and Greek have plural endings that come from those languages. Aircraft  aircraft Deer  deer Fish  fish Sheep  sheep Species  species Criterion  criteria Fungus  fungi Datum  data Medium  media

7. Some nouns have only a plural form. It can be used a pair of before nouns. A pair of JEANS A pair of SHORTS A pair of PANTS A pair of PAJAMAS Words end with –s but are not plural. Economics News Athletics Physics

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