***PLURAL***
MAIN RULES

kind of a noun
(ending of singular)
ending of plural
change if exists
singularpluralexception
regular
for example
-k
-m

and others
-s book
plum
blanket
books
plums
blankets
--------(?)
-s
-ss
-x
-ch
-sh
-es bus
moss
box
match
bush
buses
mosses
boxes
matches
bushes
--------(?)
-e-sorange
bicycle
oranges
bicycles
--------(?)
-o-estomato
potato
tomatoes
potatoes
piano-pianos
zero-zeros
-f
-fe
-vesknife
leaf
knives
leaves
chief-chiefs
cliff-cliffs
-(consonant)+y-ies baby
city
babies
cities
zloty-zlotys
-(vowel)+y-sboy
day
boys
days
--------(?)
irregular---------man
woman
mouse
child
foot
tooth
penny
goose
policeman(etc.)
men
women
mice
children
feet
teeth
pence
geese
policemen(etc.)
--------


Nouns that are the same singular and plural.
carp, fish, fruit, deer
species, sheep, swine, means


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