Sammy the Seal’s
Rule
The
most common
way to make a
singular noun into a
plural is to add s:
seal - seals
hat - hats dog - dogs
Rule Breaker!
Nouns ending in ‘ful’ add ‘s’ to ‘ful’
cupful - cupfuls pocketful - pocketfuls
handful - handfuls
Freddie the Fox’s
Rule
Singular
nouns ending in s x z
ch & sh add es to make a
plural:
X - fox foxes box - boxes
S - glass-glasses kiss-kisses
Z - waltz - waltzes
Ch - church - churches
bunch - bunches
Sh - dish - dishes
wish - wishes
How many other examples
can you think of?
Poppy the Puppy's
Rule
Singular
nouns ending in y
change the y to an i and
add ies to make a plural.
puppy - puppies
baby - babies
lady - ladies
story - stories
Rule Breaker!
If there is a vowel before the y just add an
s to make into a plural:
monkey - monkeys trolley - trolleys
day - days key - keys
Wilkie the Wolf’s
Rule
Singular
nouns ending in f or
fe change the f to a v and
add es to make a plural:
wolf - wolves
leaf - leaves
shelf - shelves
knife - knives
life - lives
wife - wives
Rule Breaker!
Some you just add s: cliff - cliffs roof - roofs
dwarf - dwarfs scarf - scarfs hoof - hoofs
Gordon the
Gecko’s Rule
Some
nouns ending in o take an
s:
gecko - geckos
piano - pianos
radio - radios
Some nouns ending in o take es:
echo - echoes
hero - heroes
potato - potatoes
tomato tomatoes
Rule Breaker!
Some nouns ending in o cannot make their minds up!
Sometimes they take s, sometimes they take es.
banjo - banjos banjoes
volcano - volcanos volcanoes
Marty the
Mouse’s Rule
Some
singular nouns change
completely when they are
plural:
mouse - mice tooth - teeth
goose - geese
foot - feet louse - lice
Other Examples:
woman - women
man - men
child - children
person - people
Sean the Sheep’s
Rule
Some
singular nouns stay
exactly the same when they are
plural:
Sheep - sheep
Fish - fish
Deer - deer
Pyjamas - pyjamas
Scissors - scissors
Take Care!
You have to read a sentence containing these
words to find out if it is singular or plural.
The sheep was looking a bit unwell.
The sheep were looking a bit unwell.
Which one is plural? How do you know?