A plural noun represents more than one person, place, thing, or idea, typically formed by adding ‘s’ or ‘es’ to the singular form. Examples include ‘cats’ from ‘cat’ and ‘buses’ from ‘bus’. How to form plural nouns Firstly, nouns have two forms: singular and plural. Singu...
Singular FormPlural Form quiz quizzes fez fezzes gas gasses Nouns Ending in 'f' or 'fe' When the singular form of a noun ends in an 'f' or 'fe', they need to be replaced with 'ves' to make them plural. See the table below for examples. Singular FormPlural Form knife knives wife...
fez – fezzes gas – gasses quiz – quizzes bus – busses Rule 3 The plural form of some nouns that end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ is made by changing the ending to -ves. For Examples: half – halves hoof – hooves calf – calves elf – elves shelf – shelves leaf – leaves loaf –...
7 There are a handful of words in English that end in a single z preceded by a vowel and require doubling the z and then adding -es for pluralization: fez – fezzes whiz – whizzes Irregular plural nouns There are many English nouns that are irregular in the way they change form to be...
"The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language" "People have to learn which form to use as they meet the words for the first time, and must become aware of variations inusage. When there is a choice, the classical [irregular] plural is usually the more technical, learned, or formal,...
7 There are a handful of words in English that end in a single z preceded by a vowel and require doubling the z and then adding -es for pluralization: fez – fezzes whiz – whizzes Irregular plural nouns There are many English nouns that are irregular in the way they change form to be...