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part 4 | singular to plural converter
- when to make plural from singular
When an thing is more than one, it has to be plural to represent it.
- Adding “s” to converts singular o plural
most noun are found plural by adding “s”
| example | |
|---|---|
| Ball | Balls |
| Cat | Cats |
| Mobile | Mobiles |
| Dog | Dogs |
- Adding “es” to converts singular o plural
noun are ending in s, sh, ch, x or z formed by adding “es”
| example | |
|---|---|
| Watch | Watches |
| Class | Classes |
| Glass | Glasses |
| Brush | Brushes |
- If the last latter of the noun is “y”, make it plural
noun are ending in “y” followed by a consonant is format into plural by changing y into “ies”.
| example | |
|---|---|
| Lady | Ladies |
| Baby | Babies |
| Memory | Memories |
| Story | Stories |
some time noun are ending in “y” followed by a vowel is format into plural by adding “s”
| example | |
|---|---|
| Boy | Boys |
| Enjoy | Enjoys |
| Journey | Journeys |
| Monkey | Monkeys |
- If the last latter of the noun is “f” or “fe”, make it singular to plural
Noun are ending in “f” or “fe” format into plural by changing ” f ” or ” fe ” into ” ves “.
| example | |
|---|---|
| Calf | Calves |
| Leaf | Leaves |
| Knife | Knives |
| Life | Lives |
- If the last latter of the noun is ” o “, make it singular to plural
most noun ending in ” o ” followed by a consonant is formed in to plural by adding ” es “.
| example | |
|---|---|
| Hero | Heroes |
| Buffalo | Buffaloes |
| Potato | Potatoes |
| Tomato | Tomatoes |
some time most noun ending in ” o ” followed by a vowel is formed in to plural by adding ” s “.
| example | |
|---|---|
| Studio | Studios |
| Zoo | Zoos |
| Embryo | Embryos |
| Video | Videos |
- Irregular plurals
some noun are formed plural by changing latters in proper word
| example | |
|---|---|
| Man | Men |
| Foot | Feet |
| Tooth | Teeth |
| Mouse | Mice |
there are some alphabets that remain the same in plural.
| example | |
|---|---|
| Tongs | Tongs |
| Bellows | Bellows |
| Trousers | Trousers |
| Dregs | Dregs |
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