Nouns Use a before nouns that begin with a consonant Use an before nouns that begin with a vowel. Siusuleieslsusis Most singular nouns up | want a strawberry crepe, | want an apple muffin, Having Noune Plural ‘Add «5 to the end of the noun. espa) ‘See the rest ofthis list. o') CENGAGE ~ Learning Beals | want two cups of coffee, ‘Singular nouns ending ‘Add -e8 to the end of the None | want two glasses of mik. with eh, sh, s, ss, x,orz | noun, ‘Singular nouns ending with | Change the y to fand add- | None ‘We see five butterflies. ‘a consonant followed by y | es to the end of the noun. ‘Singular nouns ending with | Add -s to the end of the None He wants two pet monkeys. ‘a 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 | breadin the cupboard. beliefs. ‘You have three knives, singular nouns ending with | Add -s to the end of the None ‘There are two radios playing ‘a vowel followed by 0 ‘noun, music. singular nouns ending with | Add -es to the end of the ‘Some exceptions are photos, | The potatoes are good. ‘consonant followed by | noun, pianos, autos, and avocados. ‘The pianos sound lovely. child, goose, foot, louse, ‘man, mouse, ox, tooth, woman children, geese, fest, men, lice, men, mice, oxen, teeth, women All are exceptions to the rules. ‘The three children eat lunch together. Grammar Cate Copyright © Cengage Learning Not reproducible without written permission of publisher