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Delta Modern Language School
Grade 3
1 term 2024- 2025
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Rule 3: Plural nouns
Most of the nouns form their plural by adding “s” to the nouns.
Examples:
a chair → chairs a pen → pens a ruler → rulers
Spelling rules:
1.The nouns ending in (s, ss, sh, ch, x, o) form their plural by
adding (-es).
Examples:
One bus → two buses One brush → three brushes
One box → two boxes One peach → two peaches
One tomato →four tomatoes
2.We change the(y) into(i) and add(-es) to the nouns ending
in (y).
Examples :
a baby → babies a lady → ladies
3.We drop the (-f) or (-fe) and put (-ves) to the nouns
ending in (-f) or (-fe).
Examples:
a knife →knives a wolf → wolves
Irregular plurals: Irregular nouns do not follow the above rules and
form their plural in a different manner.
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
man Men mouse mice Foot Feet
woman women Sheep sheep Tooth teeth
child children deer Deer
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