Grammar Money Singular Or Plural

The plural of nouns in English

1. Regular Plural Forms

1.1. How to form the plural

We form the plural by adding -s to the singular of the noun.

Singular	Plural
a car	two cars
a cassette	two cassettes
a lamp	two lamps
a hat	two hats
a cup	two cups

1.2. Nouns ending in sibilants

Add -es. Add -s if the noun ends in one -e.

Singular	Plural
a box	two boxes
a sandwich	two sandwiches
a suitcase	two suitcases
a rose	two roses
a garage	two garages

1.3. Nouns ending in -y

1.3.1. y after consonant

Change -y to -i, then add -es.

Singular	Plural
a city	two cit ies
a lady	two lad ies

There are two forms of the plural of the word penny:

• pennies → You refer to the single coins.
• pence →You refer to the price (how much sth. is).

1.3.2. y after vowel

Add -s after a vowel.

Singular	Plural
a boy	two boys
a day	two days

1.4. Nouns ending in -f or -fe

1.4.1. Add -s

Singular	Plural
a roof	two roofs
a cliff	two cliffs
a sheriff	two sheriffs

1.4.2. Substitute with -ves

Singular	Plural
a thief	two thieves
a wife	two wives
a shelf	two shelves

Both forms are possible with the following nous:

• scarf → scarfs/scarves
• hoof → hoofs/hooves

Add -s for words ending in -ff.

1.5. Nouns ending in -o

1.5.1. Add -s

Singular	Plural
a disco	two discos
a piano	two pianos
a photo	two photos

1.5.2. Add -es

Singular	Plural
a tomato	two tomatoes
a potato	two potatoes
a hero	two heroes

Both forms are possible with the following nous:

• buffalo → buffalos/buffaloes
• mosquito → mosquitos/mosquitoes
• tornado → tornados/tornadoes

2. 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	two geese
a foot	two feet
an ox	two oxen

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Grammar Money Singular Or Plural

Source: https://www.englisch-hilfen.de/en/grammar/plural.htm

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