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G  To make plural of words ending in a consonant + y                         , we  just add -ies       in
                   the place of  .y

                   Read the following examples:

                         baby                   babies                       fly              flies

             G     To make plural nouns of words ending in -ch             ,   or  , just add -x  -s  -es  at the end.

                   Read the following examples:

                         glass                  glasses                      tax              taxes

                         match                  matches                      gas              gases

             G     To make plural of words ending in   and -f             -fe , we just change  /-f -fe     to -ves.

                   Read the following examples:

                         leaf             leaves                             knife            knives

             G     We make plural of irregular nouns by changing the vowel sound.
                   Read the following examples:


                         man              men                                goose            geese
                         foot             feet                               mouse            mice


             G     The plural of some nouns is the same as the singular.
                   Read the following examples:

                         fish             fish                               deer           deer

                         sheep            sheep                              food           food








             A.  Tick ( ) the correct answer.3

                   1.  There are six ___________ on the table.

                         a)  plate                                     b)  plates

                   2.  The ___________ are walking in the park.

                         a)  child                                     b)  children

                   3.  I need a ___________ of water.

                         a)  glass                                     b)  glasses


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