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We usually add s to some nouns to
              show many. For example, book—books,                                              Exception

              apple—apples, tree—trees.
                                                                         In some words that end in o,
              We add es to nouns that end in ch, sh,                     an s is added to form their

              o, s, x and ss. For example, bench—                        plural. For example,

              benches, bush—bushes, echo—echoes,                         y piano–pianos.
              gas—gases, box—boxes and                                   y photo–photos.

              cross—crosses.

              A.  Circle the correct plural form for each.




                                Singular                                           Plural

                       1. potato                                 potatoes                         potatos


                       2. phone                                  phoness                          phones

                       3. mango                                  mangos                          mangoes


                       4. six                                       sixs                            sixes


                       5. peach                                   peaches                          peachs

                       6. video                                   videoes                          videos


                       7. bus                                      buses                            buss

                       8. brush                                   brushes                          brushs


                       9. hero                                    heroes                            heros

                       10. fox                                     foxes                            foxs


                       11. branch                                branchs                         branches

                       12. boy                                     boyes                            boys


                       13. eagle                                  eagless                          eagles


                       14. flower                                 flowers                        floweres

                       15. glass                                  glasses                          glasss


                       16. bottle                                 bottles                         bottless

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