Use regular plurals with -s and -es

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What is a Plural?

A plural means more than one of something.

  • Example:
    • 1 cat 🐱 β†’ 2 cats 🐱🐱
    • 1 dog 🐢 β†’ 3 dogs 🐢🐢🐢
How to Make Regular Plurals
Add -s

We usually add -s to most nouns.

  • Examples:
    • book β†’ books πŸ“šπŸ“š
    • pen β†’ pens ✏️✏️
    • chair β†’ chairs πŸͺ‘πŸͺ‘
Add -es

We add -es if the word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh.

  • Examples:
    • bus β†’ buses 🚌🚌
    • box β†’ boxes πŸ“¦πŸ“¦
    • brush β†’ brushes πŸ–ŒοΈπŸ–ŒοΈ
    • watch β†’ watches ⌚⌚
Rules to Remember βœ…
  • If a word ends in most letters, just add -s.
  • If a word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh, add -es.
  • If a word ends in y with a consonant before it, change y β†’ i and add -es.
  • Example: baby β†’ babies πŸ‘ΆπŸ‘Ά
Examples with Pictures 🌟
SingularPluralEmoji/Image Idea
catcats🐱🐱
dogdogs🐢🐢🐢
busbuses🚌🚌
boxboxesπŸ“¦πŸ“¦
brushbrushesπŸ–ŒοΈπŸ–ŒοΈ
babybabiesπŸ‘ΆπŸ‘Ά
Fun Tip πŸŽ‰

Say the plural out loud! Sometimes -s sounds like /s/ and sometimes /z/.

  • cats = /kΓ¦ts/
  • dogs = /dɔːgz/

Let’s practice!βœ’οΈ