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    The document outlines standard rules for forming plurals in English in 3 sentences or less: Most nouns form the plural by adding 's', while some nouns ending in certain letters like 's', 'sh', 'ch', 'x' or 'z' add 'es'. There are exceptions for nouns ending in 'o', 'y', 'f', or 'fe' where the plural can be formed in different ways. The rules also note there are exceptions to the exceptions where some nouns do not change or take on foreign plural forms.

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    The Standard Rules For Forming The Plurals

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    The Standard Rules for Forming the Plurals

    The table below shows the standard rules for forming the plurals of nouns in
    English.
    Example of
    Type Forming the Plural Plural
    Type

    Most Nouns add s


     lamp  lamps

     scyt  scythe
    he s

    Noun Ending s, sh, add es


    ch, x or z  fung  fungus
    us es

     dres  dresse
    s s

    Nouns ending add either s or es


    [consonant] o  hero (There are no rules for  heroe
    this - you have to know.) s
     zero
     zeros
     tom
    ato  tomat
    oes

    Nouns ending add s


    [vowel] o  patio  patios

     ratio  ratios

    Nouns ending change the y to an i and


    [consonant] y  story add es  stories

     pen  pennie
    ny s

    Nouns ending add s


    [vowel] y  donk  donke
    ey ys

     chim  chimn
    ney eys

    Nouns ending f or ves and/or s


    fe  dwar (There are no rules - you  dwarfs
    f have to know.)
     hoove
     hoof s or hoofs

    Exceptions some nouns undergo a


     man vowel or letters change  men

     lous  lice
    e

    More exceptions some nouns do not


     salm change at all  salmo
    on n

     shee  sheep
    p

    Foreign rulings some nouns adopt


     fung foreign rulings  fungi
    us
     media
     medi
    um

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