THE NOUN - NUMBER - SINGULAR AND PLURAL IN DETAIL
Just by adding 's' to the singular.
The most simple rule is to usually add the letter ‘s’
to the end of the singular noun to make it plural.
By adding 'es' to the nouns ending in 's', 'sh', 'ch', 'z', 'x'.
When the singular nouns end in s, sh, ch, z, x, - add 'es' to form the plural of the word.
By adding es to the nouns ending in consonant 'o'.
(ends in 'o' just add 'es')
By adding 's' to the nouns ending in 'o'.
(ends in 'o' just add 's')
By adding ies to the nouns ending in 'y'.
Drop the 'y' and add 'ies'.
By adding -ves to the nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe'.
Drop the 'f' or 'fe' and add 'ves'.
nouns ending with either 's' or 'ves'.
Other nouns ending in 'f', 'fe', add 's'.
By adding 'en to the singular noun.
Nouns originally singular, generally used in the plural are given in the below picture.
Some have singular and plural alike.
Some nouns have singular and plural alike when used after numerals.
Some nouns are used only in the plural.
Some singular nouns are used only in the plural form.
Some nouns look plural but are singular.
Some nouns look plural but are in fact singular.
Some nouns are always used as plural.
Some collective nouns are singular but are always used as plurals.
Compound nouns
Adding 's' to the principal word.
Foreign languages
Some nouns taken from foreign languages keep their original plural form.
Greek
Greek words plural form.
Hebrew
Letters, figures and symbols
Letters, figures are made plural by adding an apostrophe 's'.
Two forms of plural
Two forms of plural, each with a different meaning.
Two meanings in singular
Two meanings in the singular but only one in the plural.
One meaning in singular.
One meaning in singular form, two in the plural.
Different meanings
Different meanings in singular and the plural.
Abstract nouns
Abstract nouns have no plural. They are uncountables.
Noun - Gender
All rules in detail
