1.  Add an "s" to a noun to make it plural.

Singular	Plural
girl	girls
school	schools
pencil	pencils

Example:

Singular   - The girl walks.
Plural        - The girls walk.

2.  Add an "es" if the noun ends with a (s, sh, ch, x, or z) sound.

Singular	Plural
church	churches
box	boxes
kiss	kisses
dish	dishes
buzz	buzzes

Example:

Singular   - The watch ticks.
Plural        - The watches tick.

3.  Add "ies" if the noun ends with a consonant and "y."

Singular	Plural
baby	babies
lady	ladies
party	parties
cherry	cherries

Example:

Singular   - The baby cries.
Plural        - The babies cry.

Plural forms of nouns

(noun)
The teachers jump into the water.
The glasses are on the table.
The matches are in the drawer.
The ferries are in the water.
The dishes are clean.
The foxes eat apples.
Cherries are red.

TEST YOURSELF:

Check the box beside the correct plural nouns.

1.   computeries
2.   ferries
3.   bookes
4.   Canadaies
5.   books
6.   pencilies
7.   motheres
8.   Alexanderies
9.   pencils
10.  tables

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  The correct plural nouns are 2, 5, 9, 10.
  

TEST YOURSELF:

Select the correct plural ending for the following:

1.   door plural ending s es ies
2.   wish plural ending s es ies
3.   tail plural ending s es ies
4.   bus plural ending s es ies
5.   dash plural ending s es ies
6.   hit plural ending s es ies
7.   face plural ending s es ies
8.   baby plural ending s es ies
9.   coat plural ending s es ies
10.  lunch plural ending s es ies

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  The plural forms are:
  1.   doors                    -      6.   hits
  2.   wishes                  -      7.   faces
  3.   tails                        -      8.   babies
  4.   buses                    -      9.   coats
  5.   dashes                  -     10.   lunches
  
  

TEST YOURSELF:

Type the correct plural form of the noun for the following:

1.   Mary and I have . (pencil)
2.   I have . (dress)
3.   Miss. Thatcher has . (hat)
4.   Bob and Ted have . (match)
5.   You have . (cherry)
6.   The dog has . (eye)
7.   He has in his room. (party)
8.   Toronto has many . (church)
9.   Daniel has two . (bicycle)
10.  You have three . (paper)

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  The plural forms are:
  1.   pencils                    -      6.   eyes
  2.   dresses                  -      7.   parties
  3.   hats                        -      8.   churches
  4.   matches                 -      9.   bicycles
  5.   cherries                  -     10.   papers
  
  

Remember ...

The vowels in English are: a, e, i, o, u, (sometimes) y

The consonants in English are: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, v, w, x, y, z