Plural Nouns in English - Regular & Irregular Plurals

In this English language video, we look at how to make plural nouns in English. We look at:
- Regular nouns adding -S to the end.
- Nouns ending in S, CH, SH, X, and Z (adding -ES to the end)
- Nouns ending in F or FE (the -VES rule)
- Nouns ending in a VOWEL + Y (these are regular)
- Nouns ending in a CONSONANT + Y (the -IES rule)
- Nouns ending in a VOWEL + O (these are regular)
- Nouns ending in a CONSONANT + O (the -ES rule)
- Irregular nouns that do not end in S in their plural form (e.g. child)
- Nouns that remain the same in singular and plural form (e.g. sheep)
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Also, before someone asks... FISH or FISHES? The plural of fish is almost always fish. A group of fish of the same species are called 'fish'. However in biology, 'fishes' is used to refer to multiple species of fish... so two or more SPECIES of fish are called 'fishes'. Unless you are a biologist, you will always use FISH as the plural of fish.

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Common Exceptions: 1 boat - 2 boats 1 glove - 2 gloves 1 hat - 2 hats 1 tree - 2 trees 1 train - 2 trains 1 angel - 2 angels 1 cup - 2 cups 1 glass - 2 glasses 1 star - 2 stars 1 ring - 2 rings Another that ends in 'F' 1 thief - 2 thieves

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