Plural Form of Nouns
algae
what is the plural form of: alga
alumnae
what is the plural form of: alumna
alumni
what is the plural form of: alumnus
analyses
what is the plural form of: analysis
axes
what is the plural form of: axis
bacteria
what is the plural form of: bacterium
beliefs
what is the plural form of: belief
benches
what is the plural form of: bench
books
what is the plural form of: book
bottles
what is the plural form of: bottle
boxes
what is the plural form of: box
boys
what is the plural form of: boy
bushes
what is the plural form of: bush
cacti
what is the plural form of: cactus
chiefs
what is the plural form of: chief
children
what is the plural form of: child
cities
what is the plural form of: city
classes
what is the plural form of: class
corps
what is the plural form of: corp
crises
what is the plural form of: crisis
criteria
what is the plural form of: criterion
data
what is the plural form of: datum
deer
what is the plural form of: deer
dishes
what is the plural form of: dish
embryos
what is the plural form of: embryo
errata
what is the plural form of: erratum
fairies
what is the plural form of: fairy
foci
what is the plural form of: focus
feet
what is the plural form of: foot
formulae or formulas
what is the plural form of: formula
fungi
what is the plural form of: fungus
gymnasia
what is the plural form of: gymnasium
halves
what is the plural form of: half
heroes
what is the plural form of: hero
indices
what is the plural form of: index
journeys
what is the plural form of: journey
keys
what is the plural form of: key
knives
what is the plural form of: knife
larvae
what is the plural form of: larva
loaves
what is the plural form of: loaf
mesdames
what is the plural form of: madame
magazines
what is the plural form of: magazine
men
what is the plural form of: man
matrix
what is the plural form of: matrix
millennia
what is the plural form of: millennium
messieurs
what is the plural form of: monsieur
mice
what is the plural form of: mouse
nuclie
what is the plural form of: nucleus
ova
what is the plural form of: ovum
people
what is the plural form of: person
phenomena
what is the plural form of: phenomenon
pianos
what is the plural form of: piano
ponies
what is the plural form of: pony
potatoes
what is the plural form of: potato
radios
what is the plural form of: radio
series
what is the plural form of: series
sheep
what is the plural form of: sheep
tables
what is the plural form of: table
theses
what is the plural form of: thesis
tomatoes
what is the plural form of: tomato
teeth
what is the plural form of: tooth
torpedoes
what is the plural form of: torpedo
traffic
what is the plural form of: traffic
vetoes
what is the plural form of: veto
watches
what is the plural form of: watch
wives
what is the plural form of: wife
wolves
what is the plural form of: wolf
1. Some irregular nouns change their spelling or add a different ending to form their plural. 2. Foreign nouns borrowed mostly from Latin words form their plural by changing their last letter or letters to i, a, ae, or es. 3. A few nouns have the same spelling in both singular and plural forms.
Rules in forming the plural of irregular nouns
1. Add -s or -es to most noun. 2. Nouns ending with the sounds /sh/, /ch/, /s/, /z/, and /ks/, add -es. 3. Nouns ending in y and preceded by a consonant, change y to i and add -es. 4. Nouns ending in y and preceded by a vowel, just add -s. 5. Nouns ending in f or fe, change f or fe to v and add -es.
Rules in forming the plural of regular nouns:
Irregular nouns
are those that form their plural in other ways and not by adding -s or -es.
Regular nouns
form their plural by adding s or es.
