Plurals English

Plural in English
Singular and plural
Summary
Plural nouns in English
Singular nouns in English
Foreign plurals
Singular or plural for groups of people
Countable and uncountable nounsSingular and plural - Exercises and tests
singular + -s
singular | plural |
a car | two cars |
a cassette | two cassettes |
a lamp | two lamps |
a hat | two hats |
a cup | two cups |Add -es after sibilants:
singular | plural |
a box | two boxes |
a sandwich | two sandwiches |
a suitcase | two suitcases |
a rose | two roses |
a garage | two garages |

Substitute yafter consonant with -ies:
singular | plural |
a city | two cities |
a lady | two ladies |
Add -s after vowel + y:
singular | plural |
a boy | two boys |
a day | two days |
There are twoforms of the plural of the word penny:
pennies -> You refer to the coins.
pence -> You refer to the price (how much sth. is).

Nouns on -f or -fe:
add -s | substitute with -ves |
singular |plural | singular | plural |
a roof | two roofs | a thief | two thieves |
a cliff | two cliffs | a wife | two wives |
a sheriff | two sheriffs | a shelf | two shelves |
There are two formspossible:
scarf - scarfs/scarves
hoof - hoofs/hooves
Add -s for words ending in -ff.
Always use a dictionary if you are not sure.

Nouns on -o form the plural by adding -s or -es.
add -s |substitute with -ves |
singular | plural | singular | plural |
a disco | two discos | a tomato | two tomatoes |
a piano | two pianos | a potato | two potatoes |
a photo | two photos | a hero | twoheroes |
Some nouns can have two plural forms:
buffalo - buffalos/buffaloes
mosquito - mosquitos/mosquitoes
tornado - tornados/tornadoes
There is no rule when to use -s or -es. We often add -swith technical words.

Irregular plural forms:
singular | plural |
a man | two men |
a woman | two women |
a child | two children |
a mouse | two mice |
a tooth | two teeth |
a goose |...