Irregular plural noun forms
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Irregular plural noun forms Выполнена учителем английского языка МБОУ СОШ №2 г. Городец Синцовой В.Н.

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Exception 1: Nouns that in ch, s, sh, x, or z form the plural by adding 'es' to the singular. It's because these words which end in ch, s, sh, x or z would be difficult to pronounce if only an 's' were added. Here are some examples: Branch - branches fox - foxes bus - buses

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Exception 2: Nouns that end in 'y' which are preceded by a consonant form the plural by changing the 'y' to 'i' and then adding an 'es'. Here's an example: city - cities

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Exception 3: Nouns that end in 'f' form the plural by changing the 'f' to 'v' and then adding an 'es'. Here are some examples: Half - halves leaf - leaves thief - thieves wolf - wolves

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Exception 4: Nouns that end in fe form the plural by changing the f to v and then adding only an 's'. Here are some examples: Knife - knives life - lives

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Finally, there are many irregular plural noun forms which one must commit to memory. Here are some examples: Man - men woman - women child - children tooth - teeth foot - feet louse - lice mouse - mice ox - oxen goose - geese