Name one or several countable things and choose the appropriate noun form.
The idea
Many countable nouns form the plural with -s: book → books. Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch or -x commonly add -es: box → boxes. After a consonant, final y often changes to -ies: city → cities. Some plurals are irregular, such as child → children.
Examples
- One book is on the desk.
- Two books are on the desk.
- The boxes are empty.
- She has three children.
- The buses are late.
- Those cities are large.
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Watch out
Do not assume every plural is made by adding -s: children is irregular. Some nouns ending in y have a vowel before it and add only -s, as in keys.
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Two ___ are on the desk. (books / book)
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books
books is the regular plural of book.
The ___ are empty. (boxes / boxs)
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boxes
box takes -es to form boxes.
She has three ___. (children / childs)
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children
children is the irregular plural of child.
Practice round
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Two ___ are on the desk. (books / book)
The ___ are empty. (boxes / boxs)
She has three ___. (children / childs)
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Tap the words in the right order.
Tap the words in the right order.
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Choose three countable nouns around you. Write the singular and plural of each, checking any uncertain forms in a dictionary.