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Singular/Plurals
Rule 1: For some words 's' is added at the last to make them plural.
E.g.
Bottle | Bottles |
Cup | Cups |
Desk | Desks |
Window | Windows |
Rule 2: Add 'es' for noun ending in ch, s, x sounds.
E.g.
Wife | Wives |
Wolf | Wolves |
Leaf | Leaves |
Life | Lives |
IMP: Exception to the rule: roof. The plural of roof is roofs and not rooves.
Rule 3: Some words remain same in plural form.
E.g.
Sheep | Sheep |
Deer | Deer |
Series | Series |
Species | Species |
Fish | Fish |
Imp rule and Exception: Fish is used for the same type of many fish. Fishes is used when types are different.
Some other plural forms:
No fixed rule - When "y" is at the last then in some words "ies" is used while in others simply "s" is added at the last.
Baby | Babies |
Toy | Toys |
Kidney | Kidneys |
Story | Stories |
Storey | Storeys |
Totally different form:
Child | Children |
Woman | Women |
Man | Men |
Mouse | Mice |
Goose | Geese |
Tooth | Teeth |
Foot | Feet |
Ox | Oxen |
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