Regular Plural
Rule:1
nouns + s
(regular plural)
bag = bags
cup = cups
student = students
house = houses
email = emails
god = gods
Rule:2
nouns ending with …x/ch/sh/s/ss/z/zz + es
(regular plural)
box = boxes
bench = benches
dish = dishes
bus = buses
class = classes
whiz(z) = whizzes
buzz = buzzes
Exception:
epoch = epochs
stomach = stomachs
Rule:3
nouns ending with …o + es
(regular plural)
(Most of the nouns ending with 'o' takes 'es' to form plural)
buffalo = buffaloes
echo = echoes
hero = heroes
potato = potatoes
tomato = tomatoes
potato = potatoes
domino = dominoes
mango = mangoes
Rule:4 nouns
ending with …o + s
(regular plural)
(though, there are many nouns ending with 'o' which take only 's' to form plural)
studio = studios
zoo = zoos
auto = autos
piano = pianos
photo = photos
kilo = kilos
memo = memos
(If there is a vowel sound before 'o', it always takes only 's' to form plural)
Rule:5
nouns ending with …o + s/es
(regular plural)
(some nouns ending with 'o' take both 's & es' to form plural)
zero = zeros/zeroes
cargo = cargos/cargoes
Rule:6
nouns ending with …consonant + y = ies
(regular plural)
baby = babies
lady = ladies
fly = flies
story = stories
daisy = daisies
Rule:7
nouns ending with …vowel + y = s
(regular plural)
day = days
boy = boys
toy = toys
key = keys
play = plays
essay = essays
valley = valleys
chimney = chimneys
Rule:8
nouns ending with …f/fe = ves
(regular plural)
wife = wives
knife = knives
wolf = wolves
self = selves
loaf = loaves
life = lives
thief = thieves
scarf = scarves
Exception
cliff = cliffs
roof = roofs
belief = beliefs
chief = chiefs
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