Plural of nouns

Plural of nouns

1. Nouns ending in ss,s,sh,ch,x,z

   • ES
   • Exceptions
     • CH sounding K
       • S

2. Nouns ending in y

   • Vowel
     • S
   • Consonant
     • IES

3. Nouns ending in O

   • Vowel
     • S
   • Consonant
     • ES
   • Exceptions
     • Words with non-english origins
       • S

4. Nouns ending in sound of F

   • VES

5. Irregular Cases

   • man - men               foot - feet woman - women      tooth - teeth child - children          mouse - mice ox - oxen

6. Greek/Latin words

   • crisis - crises          analysis - analyses criterion - criteria phenomenon - phenomena

7. Uncountable Nouns

   • news information advice bread water rice

8. Compound Nouns

   • grandmother - grandmothers stepmother - stepmothers mother-in-law - mothers-in-law