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The plural morphological suffix for most English nouns is simply -s, which Singular – Plural
is added to the end of the singular form: ash – ashes
box – boxes
Singular – Plural church – churches
apple – apples class-- classes ‘es’ sound at the end on the word.
brother – brothers judge – judges
elbow – elbows kiss – kisses
holiday – holidays ‘s’ sound at the end on the word. language – languages
kite – kites watch – watches
notebook – notebooks
toe – toes If the singular form of the noun ends with a consonant followed by a y, then
zebra – zebras the y changes to an i and is followed by the plural morphological suffix is
-iz:
If the singular form of the noun ends with f or fe, then the f or fe changes to
a ve and is followed by the plural morphological suffix is -s: Singular – Plural
authority – authorities
Singular – Plural body – bodies
calf – calves cherry – cherries
knife – knives family – families ‘iz’ sound at the end of the word.
leaf – leaves history – histories
life – lives ‘s’ sound at the end on the word. memory – memories
self – selves panty – panties
thief – thieves story – stories
wife – wives
wolf – wolves