Give the plurals of the following nouns:
Hat, box, day, desk, clock, bus, list, toy, address, brush, face, family, puppy, book, wife, scarf, knife, video, tomato, tree, zoo, shop, man, woman, child, tooth, foot, ox, deer, means, volcano, church.
Schoolboy, postman, hotel-keeper, mother-in-law, passer-by, man-servant, woman-doctor, businessman, step-daughter, fingertip, customs-house, forget-me-not, Englishman.
To provide the plurals of the given nouns, I'll categorize them into their respective pluralization rules.
Regular Plurals (just add 's'):
Nouns that end in 's', 'x', 'z', 'ch', 'sh' (add 'es'):
Nouns ending in 'y' after a consonant (change 'y' to 'i' and add 'es'):
Nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe' (change to 'v' and add 'es' or 's'):
Irregular Plurals:
Nouns ending in 'o' (add 'es'):
Compound Nouns:
These rules can help you determine the plurals for most nouns in English, though there are always exceptions and special cases that need to be memorized.
Hats, boxes, days, desks, clocks, buses, lists, toys, addresses, brushes, faces, families, puppies, books, wives, scarves, knives, videos, tomatoes, trees, zoos, shops, men, women, children, teeth, feet, oxen, deer, means, volcanoes, churches.
Schoolboys, postmen, hotel-keepers, mothers-in-law, passers-by, men-servants, women-doctors, businessmen, step-daughters, fingertips, customs-houses, forget-me-nots, Englishmen.
