What are the rules for plural words?

Question

I know I sound really stupid, but I'm taking summer school English 9 and the whole plural noun thing is really confusing me.

and what are the plural forms of boss and disc?

Answer 1

If it ends in 's' or 'x', add 'es'.
EX: boss becomes bosses; fox becomes foxes.

If it ends in 'e' or any consonant (b,d,f...), add 's'.
EX: cake becomes cakes; disc becomes discs

If it ends in 'f' change the 'f' to a 'v' and add 'es'.
EX: loaf becomes loaves.

If it ends in 'y' and has a consonant before it, change the 'y' to an 'i' and add 'es', so it's 'ies'.
EX: story becomes stories

If it ends in 'y' and has a vowel before it, just add 's'.
EX: chimney becomes chimneys

If it ends in 'us', change the 'us' to an 'i'.
EX: cactus becomes cacti; octopus becomes octopi

This is for English words only.

Answer 2

LOL I was watching the 1960s version of the film "Inherit the Wind" the other night, and one of the townspeople was carrying a sign that said "Atheist - " and something. It should have been plural as well. I laughed so hard, thinking about R&S in this film... I should watch the remake to see if it has been corrected.

Answer 3

Bosses
and discs
If it ends with s add es
If it ends in y change the y to i and add es unless it is *vowel*y then just a s
if it ends in *vowel*f change the f to v and add es. ect.

Answer 4

"Ch Sh S X Z
Add an S behind the E
Not just S not just E
ES does it correctly"

Other wise just add "S:"

Cool poem, huh?

bosses discs

Answer 5

bosses , discs......

if ends in y like puppy take off the y and add ies....
if ends with an e like date add an s .....
if ends with anything else like box add es...
so it would be puppies,dates,boxes.ok!

Answer 6

bosses, discs

English can be very difficult, you shouldn't feel stupid.