The name of a person, place, or thing.
(girl, London, chair, love)

Plural Nouns (substantiv, plural)

Most plurals are formed by adding -s to the noun.

Some nouns become plural by using the following rules:

• Plurals for nouns ending in S, Z, CH, SH, or X are formed by adding -es

• Plurals for nouns ending in Y are formed in two ways:

  If a consonant comes before the final y in the word, drop the y and add -ies.

baby - babies

candy - candies




If a vowel comes before the final y in the word, just add -s.

boy - boys

toy - toys



• Plurals for nouns ending in O are formed in two ways:

  If a consonant comes before the O, add -es

If a vowel comes before the O, just add -s.

• Plurals for nouns that end with -f or -fe are formed by adding -ves

• Some nouns are irregular and the plural forms must be memorized:

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