Regular Plural Nouns Exercises with Examples

Hello! To help you practice when to add -s versus -es to form plurals, here’s a brief rule overview followed by an exercise.

Rules:

1. Add "-s" to most nouns:
   • Examples: dog → dogs, cat → cats, book → books
2. Add "-es" when a noun ends in:**
   • -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -z:
     • Examples: bus → buses, dress → dresses, brush → brushes, box → boxes
   • Some nouns ending in -o also take -es (but not all):
     • Examples: hero → heroes, potato → potatoes (but: photo → photos)
3. Irregular plurals:
   • Some words have irregular forms:
     • Example: child → children, man → men

Exercise:

Determine whether to add -s or -es to the following words. Write the plural form:

1. Car → __________
2. Bush → __________
3. Baby → __________
4. Box → __________
5. Knife → __________
6. Dish → __________
7. Photo → __________
8. Tomato → __________
9. Dress → __________
10. Book → __________