Plural Nouns
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Reading New Words...
  ...will be easier if you understand:
         how the plural of a
            singular noun is formed.
 

   What is a plural noun?
   
  A plural noun represents more than one.
 

Let's at some examples
of plural nouns.
 

singular noun

plural noun

car

cars

strawberry

strawberries

bus

buses

child

children

  Note:
     
  Plural nouns are formed in different ways.
                    The plural of many nouns is formed by adding s.
                                 (ex.) car
      becomes      cars
                   
If the noun ends in y, change the y to i and add es.
                                 (ex.) strawberr
y      becomes      strawberries
                    If the noun ends in s, add es.
                                 (ex.) bu
s      becomes      buses
                    Some nouns change the spelling with the plural.
                                 (ex.) child
     becomes      children
                           
(ex.) man       becomes         men
 

Remember:

   Reading new words will be easier if you
   understand how plurals are formed.

Click on the letters for practice.

 
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