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Countable nouns

             Most nouns are countable. We can count them. For example, ten marbles,
             three pencils.

             Countable nouns form their plural in different ways. Let us learn about them.


               ♦  Many nouns form their plural by adding s. For example,

                   book—books                  window—windows                 comb—combs

               ♦   Nouns which end in s, ss, sh, ch, z or x, form their plural by adding es.
                   For example,

                   bus—buses                   mass—masses                    dish—dishes

                   church—churches             blitz—blitzes                  fox—foxes

               ♦  Nouns which end in o, form their plural by adding es. For example,

                   mango—mangoes               potato—potatoes                tomato—tomatoes

               ♦  Some nouns which end in o, form their plural by adding s. For example,

                   photo—photos                piano—pianos                   zoo—zoos

               ♦   Some nouns that end in f or fe, form their plural by changing the f or fe to v
                   and adding es. For example,

                   thief—thieves               wife—wives                     life—lives

               ♦  Some nouns which end in f or fe, form their plural by adding s. For example,

                   roof—roofs                  chief—chiefs                   belief – beliefs

               ♦   Some nouns which end in a consonant followed by y, form their plural by
                   changing the y to i and adding es. For example,

                   city—cities                 army—armies                    lorry—lorries

               ♦   Nouns which end in a vowel followed by y, form their plural by adding s.
                   For example,

                   day—days                    donkey—donkeys                 boy—boys

               ♦  Some nouns do not follow any rules for forming their plural. For example,

                   child—children              man—men                        tooth—teeth

                   mouse—mice                  goose—geese                    person—people

                   ox—oxen                     woman—women                    louse—lice




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