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How to make Plural in English



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Regular Plural

♈Rule:1       
nouns + s (regular plural)B N
➡bag             =       bags
cup            =       cups
student     =       students
house        =       houses
email           =       emails
god             =       gods

♈Rule:2      
nouns ending with …x/ch/sh/s/ss/z/zz  +  es (regular plural)
➡box             =       boxes
bench        =       benches
dish            =       dishes
bus             =       buses
class          =       classes
whiz(z)       =       whizzes
buzz           =       buzzes
➡Exception:
epoch        =       epochs
stomach    =       stomachs

♈Rule:3       
nouns ending with …o  +  es (regular plural)
    (Most of the nouns ending with 'o' takes 'es' to form plural) 
➡buffalo       =       buffaloes
echo           =       echoes
hero           =       heroes
potato        =       potatoes
tomato       =       tomatoes
potato        =       potatoes
domino      =       dominoes
mango       =       mangoes
♈Rule:4    
nouns ending with …o  +  s(regular plural)
  (though, there are many nouns ending with 'o' which take only 's' to form plural)
studio         =       studios
zoo             =       zoos
auto            =       autos
piano          =       pianos
photo          =       photos
kilo             =       kilos
memo         =       memos
➡ (If there is a vowel sound before 'o', it always takes only 's' to form plural)

♈Rule:5
nouns ending with …o  +  s/es  (regular plural)
  (some nouns ending with 'o' take both 's & es' to form plural)
➡zero            =       zeros/zeroes
cargo          =       cargos/cargoes

♈Rule:6
nouns ending with …consonant + y = ies (regular plural)
➡baby           =       babies
lady            =       ladies
fly               =       flies
story           =       stories
daisy          =       daisies

♈ Rule:7
nouns ending with …vowel + y = s  (regular plural)
➡day             =       days
boy             =       boys
toy              =       toys
key             =       keys
play            =       plays
essay         =       essays
valley          =       valleys
chimney     =       chimneys

♈Rule:8
nouns ending with …f/fe = ves  (regular plural)
➡wife       =       wives
knife           =       knives
wolf            =       wolves
self             =       selves
loaf             =       loaves
life              =       lives
thief            =       thieves
scarf           =       scarves
Study in Video Here-Plural with 'ves'
➡Exception:
cliff             =       cliffs
roof            =       roofs
belief          =       beliefs
chief           =       chiefs

Irregular Plural

♈Rule:1  a = e                 
gentleman  = gentlemen
man            = men
policeman  = policemen
postman     = postmen
woman       = women

♈Rule:2   en
child          = children
ox              =oxen
brother      = brethren

♈Rule:3 oo = ee
foot           = feet
goose        = geese
tooth         = teeth
Exceptions:
book         = books
hook         = hooks
roof          = roofs
room        = rooms

♈Rule:4  …ouse  = …ice
louse        = lice
mouse      = mice
✳Others
blouse      = blouses
book        = books
hook        = hooks
house      = houses

♈Rule:5  …um/on  = …a
automaton = automata
bacterium  = bacteria
criterion     =criteria
curriculum = curricula
datum        = data
erratum     = errata
medium    =media
ovum        = ova
phenomenon=phenomena
phylum       = phyla
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♈Rule:6 …a  = …ae
alga          = algae     
alumna     = alumnae
amoeba    = amoebae
antenna    =antennae
formula    = formulae
larva         =larvae
nebula      = nebulae
vertebra    =vertebrae
vita           =vitae

♈Rule:7 …us  = …i
alumnus    =alumni
bacillus     = bacilli
cactus       = cacti
focus        = foci
fungus      =fungi
nucleus     =nuclei
octopus     = octopi
radius        = radii
stimulus    = stimuli syllabus     = syllabi
  terminus    = termini

♈Rule:8 …us  = …a
corpus       = corpora
genus        = genera

♈Rule:9 …i(s)  = …e(s)
analysis     =analyses
axis           = axes
basis        = bases
crisis         =crises
diagnosis   =diagnoses
ellipsis      =ellipses
hypothesis = hypotheses
oasis           =oases
parenthesis=parentheses
synopsis    =synopses
thesis         = theses

♈Rule:10 …e/ix  = …ices
  apex           = apices
appendix    = appendices
codex         = codices
index         =indices
matrix        = matrices
vortex        = vortices

♈Rule:11 …eau  = …eaux
beau          = beaux
bureau       =bureaux
chateau      = chateaux
plateau      = plateau
tableau      = tableaux

♈Rule:12 Singular-Plural same
aircraft       = aircraft
  cod            =cod
deer           = deer
fish            = fish
means        = means
offspring    =offspring
series         = series
sheep        = sheep
species      = species
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♈Rule:13  Some other Italian Words in plural:
sheep        = sheep
species      =species
concerto    = concerti
graffito      = graffiti
libretto       = libretti
tempo        =       tempi
·        virtuoso     =       virtuosi
Rule:13      Some Hebrew Words in Plural:
·Cherub=cherubim
·Seraph=seraphim

Kamlesh N. Chaudhari
Diyodar
B.K.