List 1 - Singular and Plural Nouns

By adding -s

 

 

 

Singular  Plural    Singular  Plural 
ant ants   lock locks
banana bananas   magazine magazines
bicycle bicycles   mongoose mongooses
cow cows   nose noses
daughter daughters   orange oranges
egg eggs   picture pictures
flower flowers   rose roses
grape grapes   spoonful spoonfuls
human humans   toy toys
jug jugs   vase vases
king kings   well wells

 

By adding –s or changing –f into –ves

 

 

 

 

Singular  Plural 
dwarf dwarfs/dwarves
handkerchief handkerchiefs/ves
hoof hoofs/hooves
scarf scarfs/scarves
turf turfs/turves
wharf wharfs/wharves

 

 

 

 

  1. By adding –s to nouns ending in –f or –fe
  2. By changing –f or –fe into –ves
  3. By adding –s if there is a vowel before the -y
  4. The ending –is is changed to –es
  5. By changing –y into –ies if a noun ends in a consonant before the -y.
  6. By adding –s or –es to nouns ending in -o
  7. By adding –es to nouns ending in -o.
  8. By adding –s to nouns ending in -o.
  9. By adding -es to nouns ending in –ch, -s, -sh, -ss, -x, and -z.
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