Nouns make up the vast majority of words in the English language, and regular nouns are by far the easiest to make plural. By definition, a noun is any word that names a person, place or thing. From a dog and a cat to a table and an idea, these are all nouns. In order to make these nouns plural, all it takes is the "-s" or "-es" endings. Here are a few examples of regular nouns in singular and
. plural form:
Cat (singular) Cats (plural)
House (singular) - Houses (plural)
Chair (singular) - Chairs (plural)
Mother (singular) - Mothers (plural)
Bean (singular) - Beans (plural)
Box (singular) - Boxes (plural)
In all of the above cases, the regular nouns are made plural by adding the endings "-s" or "-es." Unfortunately, not all nouns in the English language are made plural so easily; these nouns are called irregular nouns. Irregular Nouns An irregular noun is a noun in the English language that cannot take the "-s" or "-es" endings in the plural form. Therefore, it is important to learn new endings altogether to take the irregular noun from the singular to the plural. A few examples of irregular nouns are listed below:
Leaf (singular) - Leaves (plural)
Cactus (singular) - Cacti (plural)
Mouse (singular) - Mice (plural)
Scissors (singular) - Scissors (plural)
Sheep (singular) - Sheep (plural)
Child (singular) - Children (plural)
Foot (singular) - Feet (plural)
In the above examples, the singular irregular nouns either change the ending, the middle or receive no change at all. Scissors remains the same in both singular and plural forms, and foot changes from "oo" to "ee" in the middle. These changes are significant when learning about the different parts of speech in English. More Reference Links: http://www.esldesk.com/vocabulary/irregular-nouns http://www.examples-help.org.uk/parts-of-speech/irregular-nouns.htm
