Nouns Use @ before nouns that begin with a consonant. Use an before nouns that begin with a vowel Singular Nouns Most singular nouns | want a strawberry crepe. | want an apple muffin Making)Nouns Plural ‘Add -8 to the end of the noun, Exception ‘See the rest of this list. » CENGAGE Learning” Belgie | want two cups of coffee. ‘Singular nouns ending ‘Add -es to the end of the, None. | want two glasses of milk with eh, sh, s,ss,x,0rz | noun. ‘Singular nouns ending with | Change the yto /and add = | None We see five butterflies. {5 to the end of the noun, ‘Singular nouns ending with | Add +s to the end of the None He wants two pet monkeys. ‘vowel followed by y noun, ‘Singular nouns ending with | Delete for fe and add -ves | Some nouns end in fs like ‘There are three loaves of For fe to the end of the noun. chef — chefs and belief» | bread in the cupboard, ‘You have three knives. singular nouns ending with | Add -s to the end of the None ‘There are two radios playing ‘vowel followed by © noun, music. singular nouns ending with | Add -es to the end of the ‘Some exceptions are photos, | The potatoes are good. ‘consonant followed by 9 | noun. pianos, autos, and avocados. “The pianos sound lovely ‘child, goose, foot, louse, ‘man, mouse, ox, tooth, children, geese, feet, men, lice, men, mice, oxen, teeth, All are exceptions to the rules. ‘The three children eat lunch together. Grammar Café Copyright © Cengage Learning Not reproducible without written permission of publisher