There are some nouns that form the plurals differently.
Some nouns change their vowels in the middle of the singular form when forming the plural
one goose
goose -----> two geese
foot - feet
louse - lice
man - men
mouse - mice
tooth - teeth
woman - women
Compounds of words man and woman form plurals the same way:
mailman - mailmen
Words that contain the syllable "man" such as in the word human form the plural by adding the letter s as with most plurals.
Several nouns form the plural by adding the letters en:
child - children
ox - oxen
Some words with descriptive adjectives and hyphens form the plural by adding the correct affix to the noun portion of the word.
father-in-law - fathers-in law
mother-in-law - mothers-in-law
brother-in-law - brothers-in-law
sister-in-law - sisters-in-law
attorney-general - attorneys-general
secretary-general - secretaries general
There are a number of animals that have the same singular and plural form:
bison - bison
deer - deer
moose - moose
sheep - sheep
swine - swine
antelope - antelope or antelopes
cod - cod or cods
elk - elk or elks
fish - fish or fishes
flounder - flounder or flounders
grouse - grouse or grouses
herring - herring or herrings
quail - quail or quails
reindeer - reindeer or reindeers
salmon - salmon or salmons
shrimp - shrimp or shrimps
trout - trout or trouts
Nouns that end in ch, sh, s, ss, x, z, zz form the plural form by adding es
There are several different rules for singular nouns ending in the letters f, fe or ff when changing them to the plural form.
Most nouns ending in the letters f, fe or ff form the plural by adding the letter s.
Some nouns that end in f, fe or ff form the plural by changing the final f form to ves.
Some other words that change the ending to ves in the plural form include:
calf - calves
elf - elves
half - halves
knife - knives
life - lives
loaf - loaves
self - selves (ourselves, yourselves, themselves)
shelf - shelves
thief - thieves
wife - wives
Some others have two forms of the plural:
dwarf - dwarfs or dwarves
hoof - hoofs or hooves
scarf - scarfs or scarves
staff - staffs or staves
wharf - wharfs or wharves
Most nouns that end in i form the plural by adding the letter s.
ski-skis
Others that add the letter s include:
alibi-alibis
khaki-khakis
rabbi-rabbis
Some nouns ending with the letter i form the plural both by adding s and/or es
taxi-taxis-taxies
alkali-alkalis-alkalies
chili-chilies
Nouns ending in the letter o preceded by a vowel form the plural by adding the letter s.
one radio
two radios
Most nouns ending with the letter o preceded by a consonant add the letter s to form the plural
one piano
two pianos
Some nouns ending in the letter o preceded by a consonant add es to form the plural
one potato
two potatoes
Others that add es include:
echo - echoes
hero - heroes
jingo - jingoes
no - noes
tomato - tomatoes
If a singular noun ends in y and is preceded by a consonant, the y is changed to i and es is added.
butterfly - y + i + es = butterflies
1 butterfly
2 butterflies
If a singular noun ends in y and is preceded by a vowel, the letter s is simply added with no other changes made.
monkey + s = monkeys
Some nouns ending with the letter o preceded by a consonant can form the plural two ways
one zero
two zeros - zeroes
Others that form the plural with both s and es include:
buffalo - buffalos or buffaloes
cargo - cargos or cargoes
desperado - desperados or desperadoes
halo - halos or haloes
mosquito - mosquitos or mosquitoes
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