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Pluaralizing nouns can be tricky sometimes. There are several rules on how to pluralize nouns and there are some nouns which don't follow these rules.
ADD -S: Many nouns can be pluralized simply by adding -s. EXAMPLES: nouns, verbs, birds, cans, books, shirts. ADD -ES: Nouns which end with sh, ch, x, and ss are pluralized by adding -es. EXAMPLES: churches, foxes, wishes, kisses, speeches, boxes. DROP Y, ADD -IES; Some nouns which end with y are pluralized by dropping the y and adding -ies. EXAMPLES: flies, bunnies, stories, jellies, tries. NOT: plays, toys, keys. IRREGULAR: Some nouns don't follow rules. EXAMPLES: mouse-mice, goose-geese, tooth-teeth, foot-feet, man-men.