Use regular plurals with -s, -es and -ies

Key Notes:-

✨Use Regular Plurals with -s, -es, and -ies✨

  • Most words πŸ‘‰ just add -s to make plural.
    πŸ“– Example:
  • cat 🐈 β†’ cats 🐱🐱
  • book πŸ“š β†’ books πŸ“šπŸ“š

  • If a word ends with s, x, z, ch, or sh, add -es.
    πŸ“– Example:
  • bus 🚌 β†’ buses 🚌🚌
  • box πŸ“¦ β†’ boxes πŸ“¦πŸ“¦
  • brush πŸ–Œ β†’ brushes πŸ–ŒπŸ–Œ

  • If a word ends with a consonant + y, change y β†’ i and add -es.
    πŸ“– Example:
  • baby πŸ‘Ά β†’ babies πŸ‘ΆπŸ‘Ά
  • lady πŸ‘© β†’ ladies πŸ‘©πŸ‘©
  • story πŸ“– β†’ stories πŸ“–πŸ“–

πŸ‘‰ But! If a word ends with vowel + y, just add -s.
πŸ“– Example:

  • toy 🧸 β†’ toys 🧸🧸
  • key πŸ”‘ β†’ keys πŸ”‘πŸ”‘

  • -s ➑️ Most words βœ…
  • -es ➑️ Words ending in s, x, z, ch, sh βœ…
  • -ies ➑️ Words ending in consonant + y βœ…


Try changing these into plurals:

  1. dog πŸ• β†’ _______
  2. dish 🍽 β†’ _______
  3. baby πŸ‘Ά β†’ _______
  4. toy 🧸 β†’ _______

Let’s practice!βœ’οΈ