{"id":1822,"date":"2021-08-07T03:11:40","date_gmt":"2021-08-07T03:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><strong>What is a regular Plural Noun?<\/strong><br><br><strong>Regular Plural nouns are nouns that represent more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Plural nouns are formed from singular nouns by adding an \u2013s at the end.<\/str"},"modified":"2022-01-24T08:27:15","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T08:27:15","slug":"regular-plural-noun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordscoach.com\/blog\/regular-plural-noun\/","title":{"rendered":"Regular Plural Noun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"words-head\" id=\"words-2225231207\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-5017566440575750\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3340569236\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What is a regular Plural Noun?<\/strong><br><br><strong>Regular Plural nouns are nouns that represent more than one person, place, thing, or idea. Plural nouns are formed from singular nouns by adding an \u2013s at the end.<\/strong><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table  class=\" table table-hover\" ><tbody><tr><td><strong>Singular&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Plural<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Boy<\/td><td>Boys<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Book<\/td><td>Books<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dream<\/td><td>Dreams<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Girl<\/td><td>Girls<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>House&nbsp;<\/td><td>Houses<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn how to form <strong>regular plural nouns<\/strong> in English with examples.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n                <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n                <script>\n                     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n                <\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><br><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">Regular Plural Noun: Rules and Examples<\/span><\/strong><br><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">1. <strong>General Rules to Form Plural Nouns<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Most singular nouns are made plural by adding -s to the end of the singular form.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br>            <em>bag \u2013 bags<\/em><br>            <em>table \u2013 tables<\/em><br>            <em>house \u2013 houses<\/em><br>           <em> dog \u2013 dogs<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">2. <strong>Special Rules to Form Plural Nouns<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Nouns Ending in a Sibilant Sound<\/strong><br><br>When a noun ends in a sibilant sound \u2013 \/s\/, \/z\/, \/\u0283\/, \/\u0292\/, \/t\u0283\/ or \/d\u0292\/ \u2013 the plural is formed by adding -es, or -s if the singular already ends in -e.<br><br><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br>        <strong>1. <\/strong><em>kiss \u2013 kisses \u2013 \/\u02c8k\u026as\u0268z\/<\/em><br>        <strong>2.<\/strong> <em>dish \u2013 dishes \u2013 \/\u02c8d\u026a\u0283\u0268z\/<\/em><br>        3. <em>witch \u2013 witches \u2013 \/\u02c8w\u026at\u0283\u0268z\/<\/em> <br><br><\/li><li><strong>Nouns Ending in \u2018f\u2019 or \u2018fe\u2019<\/strong><br><br>The plural form of some nouns that end in \u2018f\u2019 or \u2018fe\u2019 is made by changing the ending to -V(es).<br><br><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br>        1. <em>knife \u2013 knives<\/em><br>        2. <em>thief \u2013 thieves<\/em><br>        3. <em>wolf \u2013 wolves<\/em><br>        4. <em>half \u2013 halves<\/em><br>        5. <em>leaf \u2013 leaves<\/em><br>        6. <em>life \u2013 lives<\/em><br>        7. <em>roof \u2013 roofs<\/em><br>        8. <em>chef \u2013 chefs<\/em><br><br><em><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Exceptions:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br>       <em>1.<\/em> <em>chef \u2013 chefs<\/em><br>       2. <em>belief \u2013 beliefs<\/em><br>       3. <em>roof \u2013 roofs<\/em><br>       4. <em>chief \u2013 chiefs<\/em><br>       5. <em>cuff \u2013 cuffs<\/em><br>       6. <em>knockoff \u2013 knockoffs<\/em><br><br><\/li><li><strong>Nouns Ending in -o<\/strong><br><br>When a noun ends in \u201co\u201d preceded by a consonant, the plural in many cases is spelled by adding -es.<br><br><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br>        <em>1.<\/em> <em>mosquito \u2013 mosquitoes<\/em><br>        2. <em>potato \u2013 potatoes<\/em><br>        3. <em>hero \u2013 heroes<\/em><br>        4. <em>tomato \u2013 tomatoes<\/em><br><br><em><strong><span class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Exceptions:<\/span><\/strong><\/em><br>        <em>1. piano \u2013 pianos<\/em><br>        2. <em>photo \u2013 photos<\/em><br>        3. <em>halo \u2013 halos<\/em><br>        4. <em>soprano \u2013 sopranos<\/em><br><br><br>Nouns that end in \u2018o\u2019 preceded by a vowel are made plural by adding -s.<br><br><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br>        <em>1. radio \u2013 radios<br>        2. stereo \u2013 stereos<br>        3. video \u2013 videos<\/em><br><br><\/li><li><strong>Nouns Ending in -y<\/strong><br><br>When the \u2018y\u2019 follows a consonant, changing \u2018y\u2019 to \u2018i\u2019 and adding -es.<br><br><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br>        <em>1. lady \u2013 ladies<\/em><br>        <em>2. puppy \u2013 puppies<\/em><br>        <em>3. city \u2013 cities<\/em><br>        <em>4. candy \u2013 candies<\/em><br>        <em>5. country \u2013 countries<\/em><br>        <em>6. family \u2013 families<\/em><br><br>When the \u2018y\u2019 follows a vowel, the plural is formed by retaining the \u2018y\u2019 and adding -s.<br><br><strong>Examples:<\/strong><br>       <em>1. boy \u2013 boys<\/em><br>       <em>2. key \u2013 keys<\/em><br>       <em>3. donkey \u2013 donkeys<\/em><br>       <em>4. holiday \u2013 holidays<\/em><br>       <em>5.<\/em> <em>day \u2013 days<\/em><br><br><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n                <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n                <script>\n                     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n                <\/script>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"has-inline-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color\">3. <strong>Plural Noun Rules for Irregular Nouns<\/strong><\/span><br><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Irregular plural nouns don\u2019t adhere to specific rules.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Examples:<\/strong><\/em><br>        <em>1. Foot \u2013 feet<\/em><br>        <em>2. Mouse \u2013 mice<\/em><br>        <em>3. Child \u2013 children<\/em><br>        <em>4.<\/em> <em>Tooth \u2013 teeth<\/em><br><br><em><strong>Sentence Example:<\/strong><\/em><br>       <em>1. I\u2019ve got new <\/em><strong><em>sunglasses<\/em><\/strong><em>. Do you like them?<\/em><br>       <em>2. He always wears <\/em><strong><em>shorts<\/em><\/strong><em>, even in the winter.<\/em><br>       <em>3. I bought <\/em><strong><em>a<\/em><\/strong><em> new <\/em><strong><em>pair of<\/em><\/strong><em> <\/em><strong><em>binoculars<\/em><\/strong><em> last week.<\/em><br>       <em>4. My <\/em><strong><em>clothes<\/em><\/strong><em> are wet. I\u2019ll have to go upstairs and change.<\/em><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\n<script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n                <ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5017566440575750\" data-ad-slot=\"3406615517\" data-ad-format=\"link\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n                <script>\n                     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n                <\/script>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Regular Plural nouns are nouns that represent more than one person, place, thing, or idea. 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