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டவுன்லோடு செய்யுங்கள்1. To make regular nouns plural, add '-s' to the end.
i) dog - dogs
ii) river - rivers
2. If the singular noun ends in '‑s', '-ss', '-sh', '-ch', '-x', or '-z', add '‑es' to the end to make it plural.
i) bus - buses
ii) wish - wishes
iii) lunch - lunches
3. In some cases, singular nouns ending in '-s' or '-z', require that you double the '-s' or '-z' before adding the '-es' for pluralization.
i) gas - gasses
ii) glass - glasses
iii) fez – fezzes
4. If the noun ends with '‑f' or '‑fe', the 'f' is often changed to '‑ve' before adding the '-s' to form the plural version.
Exceptions:
i) roof - roofs
ii) belief - beliefs
5. If a singular noun ends in '‑y' and the letter before the '-y' is a consonant, change the ending to '‑ies' to make the noun plural.
i) puppy - puppies
ii) baby - babies
iii) daisy - daisies
6. If the singular noun ends in '-y' and the letter before the '-y' is a vowel, add an '-s' to make it plural.
i) ray - rays
ii) boy - boys
7. If the singular noun ends in '‑o', add '‑es' to make it plural.
Exceptions:
i) photo - photos
ii) piano - pianos
You can apply the standard pluralization for words that end in -o or not with the unique word volcano. It's your choice! Both of the following are correct:
- Volcanoes
- Volcanos
8. If the singular noun ends in '‑us', the plural ending is frequently '‑I'.
i) focus - foci
ii) fungus - fungi
9. If the singular noun ends in '‑is', the plural ending is '‑es'.
i) ellipsis - ellipses
ii) oasis - oases
iii) diagnosis- diagnoses
10. If the singular noun ends in '‑on', the plural ending is '‑a'.
i) phenomenon - phenomena
ii) criterion - criteria
11. Some nouns don't change at all when they're pluralized.
i) sheep - sheep
ii) series - series
iii) species - species
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