{"id":10058,"date":"2026-08-08T08:29:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T08:29:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/?p=10058"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:25:46","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:25:46","slug":"100-singular-and-plural-words-in-english","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/english-concept\/100-singular-and-plural-words-in-english\/","title":{"rendered":"100 Singular and Plural Words in English for Class 1 to 5 Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"10058\" class=\"elementor elementor-10058\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cae11b1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cae11b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7988d01\" data-id=\"7988d01\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-14819fe\" data-id=\"14819fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-868bf40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"868bf40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">100 Singular and Plural Words in English for Class 1 to 5 Students<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e939f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e939f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If you&#8217;ve ever watched a six-year-old pause mid-sentence, unsure whether it&#8217;s &#8220;two mouses&#8221; or &#8220;two mice,&#8221; you already know why 100 singular and plural words in English is one of those topics every parent and teacher ends up searching for at some point. It looks simple on the surface just add an &#8220;s,&#8221; right? Except English doesn&#8217;t quite work that way, and the exceptions are exactly where kids (and honestly, a lot of adults) get stuck.<\/p><p>This guide walks through a full list of 100 singular and plural words in English, sorted by the rule each one follows, with plain explanations and examples along the way. 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A child doesn&#8217;t just need this for a grammar test. Get the plural wrong and suddenly the whole sentence sounds off: &#8220;The dogs is running&#8221; instead of &#8220;The dogs are running.&#8221; Reading gets slower too, because a kid who stumbles on &#8220;leaves&#8221; (wondering why it&#8217;s not &#8220;leafs&#8221;) loses their place and has to re-read the line.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So really, this isn&#8217;t a small grammar footnote. It&#8217;s one of those foundational pieces that quietly affects how well a child reads, writes, and speaks \u2014 which is probably why it keeps coming up in Class 1 through Class 5 curriculums, again and again, with new exceptions added each year.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-025a0e3\" data-id=\"025a0e3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f5cc8e6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f5cc8e6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9c5602f\" data-id=\"9c5602f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-eedd46e\" data-id=\"eedd46e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc92b30 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dc92b30\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What Even Is a Singular or Plural Noun?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60d6ee5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60d6ee5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nothing complicated here. A <\/span><b>singular noun<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is one thing \u2014 one dog, one chair, one idea. A <\/span><b>plural noun<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is more than one of that thing.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Singular: one book<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Plural: two book<\/span>s<\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">That part&#8217;s easy. Where it gets interesting is everything after the basic &#8220;-s&#8221; rule because English borrowed rules from Old English, French, Latin, and Greek over the centuries, and it never quite cleaned up after itself. That&#8217;s why &#8220;cat&#8221; becomes &#8220;cats&#8221; but &#8220;child&#8221; becomes &#8220;children&#8221; and not &#8220;childs.&#8221; Below, we&#8217;ll go through each pattern one at a time.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-01a443d\" data-id=\"01a443d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-53d3b4f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"53d3b4f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cb6526a\" data-id=\"cb6526a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5c9a60\" data-id=\"f5c9a60\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd5ec40 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fd5ec40\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rule 1: Most Nouns \u2014 Just Add \"-s\"\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffd3b09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ffd3b09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let&#8217;s start with the easy one, because this covers the vast majority of nouns a young learner will run into.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Singular<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Plural<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cat<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cats<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dog<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dogs<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">book<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">books<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pen<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pens<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chair<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chairs<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">table<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tables<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ball<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">balls<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">girl<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">girls<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boy<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boys<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">car<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cars<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tree<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trees<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flower<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">flowers<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bag<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bags<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cup<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cups<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hat<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hats<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shoe<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shoes<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apple<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">apples<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">banana<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bananas<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pencil<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pencils<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">eraser<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">erasers<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kite<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kites<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">doll<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dolls<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">star<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stars<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bird<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">birds<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cow<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cows<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goat<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goats<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lamp<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lamps<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">house<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">houses<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">road<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">roads<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">river<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">rivers<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For example: &#8220;I have three <\/span><b>books<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and two <\/span><b>pencils<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in my <\/span><b>bag<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.&#8221; Simple as that.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re teaching a child who&#8217;s just starting out with English, honestly, stop here for a while. Don&#8217;t rush into the exceptions below until this feels automatic. Kids who get thrown irregular words too early tend to second-guess even the easy ones.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd07506\" data-id=\"fd07506\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60f3d32 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60f3d32\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24faa32\" data-id=\"24faa32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-590b347\" data-id=\"590b347\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a585f2a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a585f2a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rule 2: Words Ending in -s, -ss, -x, -z, -ch, -sh \u2014 Add \"-es\"\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44341cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44341cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Try saying &#8220;boxs&#8221; out loud. Feels wrong, doesn&#8217;t it? That&#8217;s basically why this rule exists when a word already ends in a hissing or buzzing sound, adding just &#8220;s&#8221; is nearly impossible to pronounce cleanly, so English tacks on an extra syllable instead.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Singular<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Plural<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bus<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buses<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">class<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">classes<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">box<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boxes<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fox<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">foxes<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">glass<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">glasses<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brush<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brushes<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">watch<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">watches<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">church<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">churches<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dish<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dishes<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wish<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wishes<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">match<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">matches<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bench<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">benches<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dress<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dresses<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kiss<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">kisses<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quiz<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">quizzes<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The <\/span><b>buses<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> stopped near the <\/span><b>churches<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on Main Street&#8221; \u2014 say that sentence out loud and you&#8217;ll notice how naturally the &#8220;-es&#8221; rolls off the tongue compared to just &#8220;s.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One word worth pointing out separately: <\/span><b>quiz<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. It doubles the &#8220;z&#8221; before adding &#8220;-es&#8221; \u2014 quizzes, not quizes. Small thing, but it&#8217;s the kind of word that shows up in spelling tests specifically because it&#8217;s a little unusual.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cdad6f0\" data-id=\"cdad6f0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-49739c2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"49739c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b236b53\" data-id=\"b236b53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7bb8e09\" data-id=\"7bb8e09\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-459379a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"459379a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rule 3: Consonant + \"Y\" \u2014 Change to \"ies\"\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f8876bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f8876bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is probably the rule kids mix up the most, mainly because they forget there&#8217;s a condition attached to it.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Singular<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Plural<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baby<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">babies<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lady<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ladies<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">city<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cities<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">story<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stories<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">family<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">families<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">puppy<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">puppies<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">party<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">parties<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">country<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">countries<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fairy<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fairies<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">berry<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">berries<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The <\/span><b>babies<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in both <\/span><b>families<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> loved hearing bedtime <\/span><b>stories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8221; \u2014 three -ies plurals in one sentence, if you want a quick way to drill this.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now here&#8217;s the part that actually matters: this rule only applies when the letter <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">before<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the &#8220;y&#8221; is a consonant. If it&#8217;s a vowel instead \u2014 like in &#8220;boy,&#8221; &#8220;toy,&#8221; &#8220;day,&#8221; or &#8220;key&#8221; \u2014 you just add &#8220;s.&#8221; No change to the &#8220;y&#8221; at all. So it&#8217;s boys, toys, days, keys. I&#8217;d honestly treat this vowel-versus-consonant distinction as its own separate mini-lesson, because kids apply &#8220;-ies&#8221; to everything ending in &#8220;y&#8221; if you don&#8217;t slow down here.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ced43ca\" data-id=\"ced43ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-408854c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"408854c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5c29f55\" data-id=\"5c29f55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-faec6eb\" data-id=\"faec6eb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebd5ea9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebd5ea9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rule 4: Words Ending in \"-f\" or \"-fe\" \u2014 Change to \"-ves\"\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b4858e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b4858e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These don&#8217;t follow any pattern you can really explain with logic \u2014 they&#8217;re just a list you learn.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Singular<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Plural<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leaf<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leaves<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knife<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">knives<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wife<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wives<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">life<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lives<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wolf<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wolves<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shelf<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shelves<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">calf<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">calves<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">half<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">halves<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loaf<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">loaves<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thief<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thieves<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The <\/span><b>wolves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hid behind the fallen <\/span><b>leaves<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the forest&#8221; \u2014 a good sentence for practicing this group since it uses two of them together.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But \u2014 and this trips people up constantly \u2014 not every &#8220;-f&#8221; word does this. &#8220;Roof&#8221; becomes &#8220;roofs,&#8221; not &#8220;rooves.&#8221; Same with &#8220;chief&#8221; (chiefs) and &#8220;cliff&#8221; (cliffs). So don&#8217;t teach this as a blanket rule. It&#8217;s really more like: here are ten specific words that behave this way, memorize them as a set.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a5ca3a1\" data-id=\"a5ca3a1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f1a5888 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f1a5888\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f306551\" data-id=\"f306551\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b826dfa\" data-id=\"b826dfa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b21277 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b21277\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rule 5: Irregular Plurals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6448237 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6448237\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the ones that just&#8230; change. No rule, no pattern \u2014 you either know them or you don&#8217;t, and most kids learn them through repetition rather than logic.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Singular<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Plural<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">man<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">men<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">woman<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">women<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">child<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">children<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">tooth<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">teeth<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">foot<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">feet<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mouse<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mice<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">goose<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">geese<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">person<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">people<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ox<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">oxen<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">louse<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">lice<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">die<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">dice<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">penny<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">pence<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brother<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">brethren<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">policeman<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">policemen<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grandchild<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">grandchildren<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;The <\/span><b>children<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> brushed their <\/span><b>teeth<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> before the <\/span><b>women<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> left for work&#8221; \u2014 that sentence alone covers three of the trickiest irregular plurals in the list.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interesting side note if you&#8217;re teaching older kids: &#8220;brethren&#8221; is actually a second, older plural of &#8220;brother&#8221; \u2014 you&#8217;ll mostly see it in religious or ceremonial writing rather than everyday speech. &#8220;Brothers&#8221; is what you&#8217;d use normally. It&#8217;s a nice example to show that English sometimes just&#8230; keeps two versions of a word around instead of picking one.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2b07e1\" data-id=\"d2b07e1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2247cbc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2247cbc\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f3136a\" data-id=\"0f3136a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c93bf4\" data-id=\"4c93bf4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-845a2d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"845a2d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rule 6: Words That Don't Change at All<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db99706 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"db99706\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This group confuses kids in the opposite way \u2014 there&#8217;s no visible difference between one and many, so the only way to know is from context.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Singular<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Plural<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sheep<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sheep<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deer<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deer<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fish<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fish<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">series<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">series<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">species<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">species<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aircraft<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">aircraft<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">salmon<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">salmon<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trout<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">trout<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">moose<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">moose<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buffalo<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">buffalo<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;We saw ten <\/span><b>sheep<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and two <\/span><b>deer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> near the farm&#8221; \u2014 notice neither word changed even though we&#8217;re clearly talking about more than one.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Quick note on &#8220;fish&#8221; specifically, since it comes up a lot: it stays &#8220;fish&#8221; in almost every everyday sentence, but if you&#8217;re talking about different <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">species<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of fish, &#8220;fishes&#8221; is technically correct too \u2014 as in &#8220;the fishes of the Ganges.&#8221; Not something a Class 1 student needs, but worth knowing if you&#8217;re teaching Class 5 and someone asks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0f8fd8b\" data-id=\"0f8fd8b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-00e0736 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"00e0736\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-61ec729\" data-id=\"61ec729\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a8d72d7\" data-id=\"a8d72d7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bca79ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bca79ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Rule 7: Words Borrowed from Latin and Greek\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d40c4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d40c4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These are the words that came into English from Latin or Greek and just kept their original plural form instead of adopting the usual English pattern. You&#8217;ll see most of these show up first in science class rather than a basic grammar worksheet.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Singular<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Plural<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cactus<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cacti<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fungus<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">fungi<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nucleus<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">nuclei<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">syllabus<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">syllabi<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analysis<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">analyses<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crisis<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">crises<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">thesis<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">theses<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">phenomenon<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">phenomena<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">criterion<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">criteria<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">curriculum<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">curricula<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Our teacher explained the new <\/span><b>curricula<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and shared the <\/span><b>criteria<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for the exam&#8221; \u2014 this is more of a Class 4\u20135 sentence than something you&#8217;d use with a younger child, and that&#8217;s roughly where this rule fits in the curriculum too.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Worth mentioning: some of these are drifting toward regular English plurals in casual use \u2014 &#8220;syllabuses&#8221; is now accepted alongside &#8220;syllabi,&#8221; for instance. In exams and formal writing though, stick with the original form.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-354b505\" data-id=\"354b505\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a5d3607 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a5d3607\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f7225c\" data-id=\"2f7225c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ab82b80\" data-id=\"ab82b80\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9357a24 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9357a24\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Full List, All 100 Words in One Place<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9e757f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e9e757f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If what you actually needed was just <\/span><b>a list of 100 common English words showing singular vs plural<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> without reading through all the explanations above, here it is, grouped the same way:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Regular (-s):<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cat &#8211; cats,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/span>dog &#8211; dogs,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;book &#8211; books,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;pen &#8211; pens, chair &#8211; chairs,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;table &#8211; tables,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ball &#8211; balls,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; girl- girls,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;boy &#8211; boys,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; car &#8211; cars,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;tree &#8211; trees,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; flower &#8211; flowers,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;bag &#8211; bags,&nbsp; &nbsp;cup &#8211; cups,&nbsp; &nbsp; hat &#8211; hats, shoe &#8211; shoes,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;apple &#8211; apples,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; banana &#8211; bananas,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; pencil &#8211; pencils, eraser &#8211; erasers,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; kite &#8211; kites,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;doll &#8211; dolls,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; star &#8211; stars,&nbsp; bird-birds, cow &#8211; cows,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;goat &#8211; goats,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;lamp &#8211; lamps,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; house &#8211; houses, road &#8211; roads,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; river &#8211; rivers<\/p>\n<p><b>Add -es:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> bus &#8211; buses,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;class &#8211; classes,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;box &#8211; boxes,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;fox &#8211; foxes, glass &#8211; glasses,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; brush &#8211; brushes,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;watch &#8211; watches,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;church &#8211; churches, dish &#8211; dishes,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; wish &#8211; wishes,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; match &#8211; matches,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; bench &#8211; benches, dress &#8211; dresses,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; kiss &#8211; kisses,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;quiz &#8211; quizzes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Y to ies:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> baby &#8211; babies,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;lady &#8211; ladies,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;city &#8211; cities,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;story &#8211; stories, family &#8211; families,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; puppy &#8211; puppies,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; party &#8211; parties,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;country &#8211; countries, fairy &#8211; fairies,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; berry &#8211; berries<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>F\/fe to ves:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> leaf &#8211; leaves,&nbsp; &nbsp; knife &#8211; knives,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; wife &#8211; wives,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;life &#8211; lives, wolf &#8211; wolves,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; shelf &#8211; shelves,&nbsp; &nbsp;calf &#8211; calves,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;half &#8211; halves,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; loaf &#8211; loaves, thief &#8211; thieves<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Irregular:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> man\/men,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;woman &#8211; women,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;child &#8211; children,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; tooth &#8211; teeth, foot &#8211; feet,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;mouse &#8211; mice,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;goose &#8211; geese,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; person &#8211; people,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;ox &#8211; oxen, louse &#8211; lice,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;die &#8211; dice,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;penny &#8211; pence,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; brother &#8211; brethren, policeman &#8211;&nbsp; &nbsp; policemen,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; grandchild &#8211; grandchildren<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>No change:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> sheep &#8211; sheep,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;deer &#8211; deer,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; fish &#8211; fish,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;series &#8211; series, species &#8211; species,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;aircraft &#8211; aircraft,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;salmon &#8211; salmon,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; trout &#8211; trout,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;moose &#8211; moose,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;buffalo &#8211; buffalo<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Foreign origin:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> cactus &#8211; cacti,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; fungus &#8211; fungi,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; nucleus &#8211; nuclei, syllabus &#8211; syllabi,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;analysis &#8211; analyses,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;crisis &#8211; crises,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;thesis &#8211; theses, phenomenon &#8211; phenomena,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; criterion &#8211; criteria,&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; curriculum &#8211; curricula<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if someone asked you to <\/span><b>give me 100 singular and plural words in English<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, that&#8217;s your answer sorted, spelled out, ready to copy into a worksheet if that&#8217;s what you need it for.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a01daf\" data-id=\"6a01daf\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1ba95a0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1ba95a0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4682d88\" data-id=\"4682d88\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2df8c65\" data-id=\"2df8c65\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8856d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c8856d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Cheat Sheet, If You Just Want the Rules at a Glance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-673accb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"673accb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I find these easier to remember as a quick table rather than reading through paragraphs each time, so here&#8217;s the short version:<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Rule<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>When It Applies<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Example<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add -s<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most nouns<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cat \u2192 cats<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Add -es<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ends in s, ss, x, z, ch, sh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">box \u2192 boxes<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">y \u2192 ies<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ends in consonant + y<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baby \u2192 babies<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Keep y, add -s<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ends in vowel + y<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boy \u2192 boys<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">f\/fe \u2192 ves<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Specific memorized list<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leaf \u2192 leaves<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Irregular<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No fixed rule<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">child \u2192 children<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No change<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Invariant nouns<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sheep \u2192 sheep<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Foreign plural<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Latin\/Greek origin<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cactus \u2192 cacti<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aec09da\" data-id=\"aec09da\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b35e078 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b35e078\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4c245e\" data-id=\"e4c245e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6675d8a\" data-id=\"6675d8a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e4c67d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e4c67d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">While We're At It \u2014 Countable vs. Uncountable Nouns\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4bff35 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4bff35\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This usually comes up right around the time a child masters regular plurals and starts trying to apply &#8220;-s&#8221; to everything. Words like &#8220;water,&#8221; &#8220;rice,&#8221; &#8220;furniture,&#8221; and &#8220;information&#8221; never take a plural at all \u2014 you wouldn&#8217;t say &#8220;waters&#8221; or &#8220;furnitures.&#8221; These are called uncountable nouns, and instead of counting them directly, you measure them: &#8220;a glass of water,&#8221; &#8220;some rice,&#8221; &#8220;a piece of furniture.&#8221; Not the main topic here, but it&#8217;s worth mentioning because it&#8217;s usually the very next mistake kids make once plurals start feeling automatic.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d138397\" data-id=\"d138397\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-156be1e elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"156be1e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d4869ed\" data-id=\"d4869ed\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f06644f\" data-id=\"f06644f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8de3a52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8de3a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mistakes You'll Probably See and How to Fix Them\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-249df52 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"249df52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few patterns show up again and again once you start correcting a child&#8217;s grammar homework:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><b>Regularizing irregular nouns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : &#8220;childs&#8221; instead of &#8220;children,&#8221; &#8220;mans&#8221; instead of &#8220;men.&#8221; Very common, very fixable with repetition.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Forgetting the f-to-ves switch<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : &#8220;leafs&#8221; instead of &#8220;leaves.&#8221; Usually fixes itself once the word list above becomes familiar.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Adding &#8220;s&#8221; to invariant nouns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : &#8220;sheeps,&#8221; or always defaulting to &#8220;fishes&#8221; even when talking about one type of fish.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Mixing up vowel-y and consonant-y<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : &#8220;boies&#8221; instead of &#8220;boys.&#8221; This one&#8217;s almost always a sign the vowel\/consonant rule wasn&#8217;t taught clearly.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Verb agreement slipping<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : &#8220;The dogs is running&#8221; instead of &#8220;are running.&#8221; Not technically a plural-noun mistake, but it&#8217;s closely tied and worth correcting at the same time.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pluralizing uncountable nouns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : &#8220;informations,&#8221; &#8220;furnitures.&#8221; Neither exists in standard English.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Guessing on foreign plurals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : writing &#8220;cactuses&#8221; in a formal essay when &#8220;cacti&#8221; was expected, or the reverse in casual conversation.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">None of these are unusual, by the way. Every child makes some version of these mistakes on the way to getting it right\u00a0 it&#8217;s part of the process, not a sign something&#8217;s wrong.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-45dc7db\" data-id=\"45dc7db\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-54fe8e2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54fe8e2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4f0c01a\" data-id=\"4f0c01a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-09a503e\" data-id=\"09a503e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-06d79dd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"06d79dd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Quick Practice \u2014 Try These Before Checking the Answers\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d73a46 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2d73a46\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">child \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">leaf \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">city \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sheep \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">box \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">mouse \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">baby \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wolf \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cactus \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">boy \u2192 ?<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Answers: children, leaves, cities, sheep, boxes, mice, babies, wolves, cacti, boys.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If your child got 8 or more right without looking back at the tables, they&#8217;ve genuinely got this down \u2014 time to move on to sentence-building rather than more list memorization.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1311af9\" data-id=\"1311af9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d9751ca elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9751ca\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-294771b\" data-id=\"294771b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9f0c68a\" data-id=\"9f0c68a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cd0cf3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cd0cf3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">A Few Ways to Practice This at Home\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c7554d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c7554d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flashcards :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Singular on one side, plural on the other. Five minutes a day beats one long session on a Sunday.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Two-sentence rule<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : Ask your child to use both forms of a word in separate sentences. Forces them to actually think about the difference rather than just recite it.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Story time call-outs :<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> While reading together, pause and ask &#8220;one or many?&#8221; whenever a noun comes up.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Sorting games<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : Hand over a mixed list and have them sort words into the seven groups from this article.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Worksheets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> : Printable ones work well for the trickier groups especially, since the -es and -ves rules need more repetition than the basic &#8220;-s&#8221; rule.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6d85866\" data-id=\"6d85866\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-700b0d7 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"700b0d7\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0bb0fb2\" data-id=\"0bb0fb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-db2fdcc\" data-id=\"db2fdcc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-717a772 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"717a772\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37df9c8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37df9c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There&#8217;s no shortcut to memorizing <\/span><b>100 singular and plural words in English<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 but there is a smarter order to learn them in. Start with the regular &#8220;-s&#8221; rule until it&#8217;s second nature, then work through -es, y-to-ies, and f-to-ves, and save the irregular and foreign-origin words for last, since those genuinely just take repetition. Do a little at a time, revisit the list often, and it stops feeling like a grammar rule and starts feeling like something the child just&#8230; knows.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-95e04b3\" data-id=\"95e04b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cb6e8b1 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cb6e8b1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-387f12f\" data-id=\"387f12f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2f3c85\" data-id=\"d2f3c85\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159b1b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"159b1b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09c71d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"09c71d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What are the 100 singular and plural words in English?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1021\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1021\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They&#8217;re a set of common nouns grouped by grammar pattern \u2014 regular (-s), -es, y-to-ies, f-to-ves, irregular, no-change, and foreign-origin plurals \u2014 covering the words most frequently taught across Class 1 to 5.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What's the easiest way to teach plurals to a Class 1 student?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1022\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1022\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Start with just the &#8220;-s&#8221; rule and stay there for a while before moving on. Rushing into irregular words too early usually causes more confusion than it solves.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Are there English nouns with no plural form at all?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1023\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1023\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yes \u2014 words like &#8220;information,&#8221; &#8220;furniture,&#8221; and &#8220;advice&#8221; are uncountable and simply don&#8217;t have a plural version.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1024\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1024\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do words like \"sheep\" and \"fish\" stay the same in plural?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1024\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1024\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They&#8217;re called invariant nouns. Historically their plural form never changed, and English never bothered adding an &#8220;-s&#8221; the way it did with most other words.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1025\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1025\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Is \"cactuses\" wrong, or is \"cacti\" the only correct form?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1025\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1025\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Both are accepted these days. &#8220;Cacti&#8221; is the traditional form and reads better in formal writing, but &#8220;cactuses&#8221; is common enough in everyday speech that it&#8217;s not incorrect.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1026\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1026\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How do I know if a word ending in \"y\" needs \"-ies\" or just \"-s\"?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1026\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1026\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look at the letter right before the &#8220;y.&#8221; Consonant before it \u2014 change to &#8220;-ies&#8221; (baby \u2192 babies). 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