| kind of a noun (ending of singular) |
ending of plural change if exists | singular | plural | exception |
| 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 | -s | orange bicycle | oranges bicycles | --------(?) |
| -o | -es | tomato potato | tomatoes potatoes |
piano-pianos zero-zeros |
| -f -fe | -ves | knife leaf | knives leaves |
chief-chiefs cliff-cliffs |
| -(consonant)+y | -ies |
baby city | babies cities | zloty-zlotys |
| -(vowel)+y | -s | boy day | boys days | --------(?) |
| irregular | --------- | man woman mouse child foot tooth penny goose policeman(etc.) | men women mice children feet teeth pence geese policemen(etc.) | -------- |
| species, sheep, swine, means |
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