{"id":724,"date":"2022-04-18T12:01:14","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/?page_id=724"},"modified":"2025-09-24T08:35:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T08:35:30","slug":"e-ll-7-use-regular-plurals-with-s-and-es","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/index.php\/e-ll-7-use-regular-plurals-with-s-and-es\/","title":{"rendered":"E- LL.7 Use regular plurals with -s and -es"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-text-color\" style=\"color:#00056d;text-transform:uppercase\"><strong> Use regular plurals with -s and -es<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-huge-font-size wp-elements-28d136ae4331e7eb05ec8e1cb71ebcde\" style=\"color:#74008b\">key notes :<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong> What is a Plural?<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A <strong>plural<\/strong> means <strong>more than one<\/strong> of something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Example:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 cat \ud83d\udc31 \u2192 2 cats \ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udc31<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 dog \ud83d\udc36 \u2192 3 dogs \ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc36<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>How to Make Regular Plurals<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong>Add -s<\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We usually add <strong>-s<\/strong> to most nouns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Examples:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>book \u2192 books \ud83d\udcda\ud83d\udcda<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>pen \u2192 pens \u270f\ufe0f\u270f\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>chair \u2192 chairs \ud83e\ude91\ud83e\ude91<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong><strong><strong> Add -es<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We add <strong>-es<\/strong> if the word ends in <strong>s, x, z, ch, or sh<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Examples:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>bus \u2192 buses \ud83d\ude8c\ud83d\ude8c<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>box \u2192 boxes \ud83d\udce6\ud83d\udce6<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>brush \u2192 brushes \ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f\ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>watch \u2192 watches \u231a\u231a<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Rules to Remember \u2705<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>If a word ends in <strong>most letters<\/strong>, just add <strong>-s<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a word ends in <strong>s, x, z, ch, or sh<\/strong>, add <strong>-es<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If a word ends in <strong>y<\/strong> with a consonant before it, change <strong>y \u2192 i<\/strong> and add <strong>-es<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Example: baby \u2192 babies \ud83d\udc76\ud83d\udc76<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Examples with Pictures \ud83c\udf1f<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Singular<\/th><th>Plural<\/th><th>Emoji\/Image Idea<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>cat<\/td><td>cats<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc31\ud83d\udc31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>dog<\/td><td>dogs<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc36\ud83d\udc36<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>bus<\/td><td>buses<\/td><td>\ud83d\ude8c\ud83d\ude8c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>box<\/td><td>boxes<\/td><td>\ud83d\udce6\ud83d\udce6<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>brush<\/td><td>brushes<\/td><td>\ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f\ud83d\udd8c\ufe0f<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>baby<\/td><td>babies<\/td><td>\ud83d\udc76\ud83d\udc76<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-fixed-layout\" style=\"color:#000060\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>Fun Tip \ud83c\udf89<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Say the plural out loud! Sometimes <strong>-s<\/strong> sounds like \/s\/ and sometimes \/z\/.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>cats = \/k\u00e6ts\/<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>dogs = \/d\u0254\u02d0gz\/<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-color has-link-color has-large-font-size wp-elements-55f90dea186d73936bf3e437611143f6\" style=\"color:#d90000\">Let&#8217;s practice!\u2712\ufe0f<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/39230\/835\/115\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8055\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-2.png 500w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-2-2-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordwall.net\/play\/76927\/171\/158\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-2.png 500w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/2ndclass.deltapublications.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Worksheet-1-1-1-2-400x400.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use regular plurals with -s and -es key notes : What is a Plural? A plural means more than one of something. How to Make Regular Plurals Add -s We usually add -s to most nouns. Add -es We add -es if the word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh. 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