2.8 Plurals of nouns

**There are a few irregulars plurals**
		Singular		Plural
		child		children
		foot		feet
		man		men
		tooth		teeth
		woman		women
		person		people
		mouse		mice
		sheep		sheep
		fish		fish

**potato, tomato, and nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch and -x: add -es**
		Singular		Plural
		potato		potatoes
		tomato		tomatoes
		bus		buses
		pass		passes¹
		dish		dishes
		beach		beaches
		match		matches
		box		boxes

**Note the irregular pronunciation of house**
		Singular		Plural
		house		houses

Nouns that end in a consonant and -y,
change the -y to -ies
		Singular		Plural
		city		cities
		fly		flies¹
		party		parties
		story		stories

**Many nouns ending in -f or -fe** change to -**ves**
		Singular		Plural
		half		halves
		leaf		leaves
		life		lives
		scarf		scarves

**All other nouns add -s**
		Singular		Plural
		cap		caps
		limit		limits
		talk		talks¹
		radio		radios
		taxi		taxis
		boy		boys
		dog		dogs
		eye		eyes
		judge		judges¹
		play		plays¹

1 We can also use these words as verbs; the endings in the present simple are the same.