Printable Plural Nouns Worksheets for Kids - Tree Valley Academy - Free Printable

Let's solve the worksheet step by step, following the rules provided.

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Part 1: Nouns ending in Y

Rule:
- If a noun ends in Y and the letter before Y is a consonant, change Y to I and add ES.
Example: *fly → flies*
- If a noun ends in Y and the letter before Y is a vowel, just add S.
Example: *holiday → holidays*

Now apply this rule:

| Word | Plural Form |
|----------|-------------|
| lady | ladies (Y preceded by consonant 'd' → change Y to I, add ES) |
| copy | copies (Y preceded by consonant 'p' → change Y to I, add ES) |
| toy | toys (Y preceded by vowel 'o' → add S) |
| army | armies (Y preceded by consonant 'm' → change Y to I, add ES) |
| country | countries (Y preceded by consonant 'r' → change Y to I, add ES) |
| fairy | fairies (Y preceded by consonant 'r' → change Y to I, add ES) |
| party | parties (Y preceded by consonant 'r' → change Y to I, add ES) |
| key | keys (Y preceded by vowel 'e' → add S) |

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Part 2: Nouns ending in F or FE

Rule:
Change F or FE to V and add ES.

Examples:
- shelf → shelves
- life → lives

Apply this rule:

| Word | Plural Form |
|--------|-------------|
| knife | knives (F → V + ES) |
| half | halves (F → V + ES) |
| loaf | loaves (F → V + ES) |
| elf | elves (F → V + ES) |
| shelf | shelves (F → V + ES) |
| leaf | leaves (F → V + ES) |

> Note: "Loaf" becomes "loaves" — although it ends in 'f', the plural follows the same pattern as "shelf".

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Part 3: Convert plurals to singular

Now reverse the process:

| Plural Form | Singular Form |
|-------------|----------------|
| families | family (remove ES, change I back to Y) |
| lives | life (remove ES, change V back to F) |
| calves | calf (remove S, note: irregular, but "calves" comes from "calf") |
| cities | city (remove S) |

> Explanation:
> - "families" → remove "ES", change "I" back to "Y" → family
> - "lives" → remove "ES", change "V" back to "F" → life
> - "calves" → singular is calf (irregular, but common knowledge)
> - "cities" → remove "S" → city

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✔ Final Answers:

#### Plural forms (Y endings):
- lady → ladies
- copy → copies
- toy → toys
- army → armies
- country → countries
- fairy → fairies
- party → parties
- key → keys

#### Plural forms (F/FE endings):
- knife → knives
- half → halves
- loaf → loaves
- elf → elves
- shelf → shelves
- leaf → leaves

#### Singular forms:
- families → family
- lives → life
- calves → calf
- cities → city

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✔ All answers follow the grammar rules given in the worksheet.

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