{"id":273178,"date":"2026-09-07T00:41:21","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/?p=273178"},"modified":"2026-09-07T00:41:21","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T05:41:21","slug":"plural-nouns-a1-a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/langcom.org\/ja\/blog\/plural-nouns-a1-a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Mastering Plural Nouns in English (A1 Grammar)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"lc-answer\"><strong>To make most nouns plural in English, we add <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> to the end of the word.<\/strong> For example, <span data-no-translation>cat<\/span> \uff5e\u306b\u306a\u308b <span data-no-translation>cats<\/span>. However, English has some special rules for other nouns. If a noun ends in <span data-no-translation>-s, -ss, -x, -ch,<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>-sh<\/span>, we add <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span>, \u4f8b\u3048\u3070 <span data-no-translation>bus<\/span> \uff5e\u3078 <span data-no-translation>buses<\/span>. If a noun ends in <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span> after a consonant, we change <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span> \uff5e\u3078 <span data-no-translation>-ies<\/span>, for instance, <span data-no-translation>baby<\/span> \uff5e\u306b\u306a\u308b <span data-no-translation>babies<\/span>. Some nouns are irregular and change completely, such as <span data-no-translation>man<\/span> \uff5e\u3078 <span data-no-translation>men<\/span>. Understanding these rules helps you speak and write English clearly.<\/div>\n<h2>What Are Plural Nouns?<\/h2>\n<p>In English, nouns can be singular or plural. A singular noun means there is only one of something. A plural noun means there is more than one.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>One book<\/span> (singular)<\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>Two books<\/span> (plural)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is important to use the correct form to show quantity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-blended\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#0E63C4,#0A2540);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83c\udf93 \u30d6\u30ec\u30f3\u30c7\u30c3\u30c9\u5b66\u7fd2\u6cd5\u3067\u82f1\u8a9e\u3092\u5b66\u307c\u3046<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;opacity:.95;\">\u5c11\u4eba\u6570\u5236\u30fb24\u6642\u9593365\u65e5\u5bfe\u5fdc\u306eAI\u30c1\u30e5\u30fc\u30bf\u30fc\u30fb\u30b1\u30f3\u30d6\u30ea\u30c3\u30b8\u8a66\u9a13\u5bfe\u7b56<\/p><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;font-size:18px;\">\u4ee5\u4e0b\u306e\u30d7\u30e9\u30f3\u304b\u3089 <strong><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\" dir=\"auto\">$<\/span>39<\/bdi><\/span><\/strong> <s style=\"opacity:.6;\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\" translate=\"no\" dir=\"auto\">$<\/span>79<\/bdi><\/span><\/s> \u6708\u984d<\/p><a href=\"\/ja\/\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#0E63C4;\">\u30af\u30e9\u30b9\u306e\u4e88\u7d04\u3092\u3059\u308b<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>How Do We Make Most Nouns Plural?<\/h2>\n<p>For most nouns in English, we simply add <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> to the end of the word.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>dog<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>dogs<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>table<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>tables<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>car<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>cars<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>flower<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>flowers<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What About Nouns Ending in -s, -ss, -x, -ch, -sh?<\/h2>\n<p>When a noun ends with <span data-no-translation>-s, -ss, -x, -ch,<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>-sh<\/span>, we add <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span> to make it plural. This makes the word easier to say.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>bus<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>buses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>dress<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>dresses<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>box<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>boxes<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>watch<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>watches<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>brush<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>brushes<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Nouns Ending in -y?<\/h2>\n<p>If a noun ends in <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span> and the letter before <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span> is a consonant (like <span data-no-translation>b, d, r, t<\/span>), we change the <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span> \uff5e\u3078 <span data-no-translation>-i<\/span> and add <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>baby<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>babies<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>city<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>cities<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>party<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>parties<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>But if the letter before <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span> is a vowel (like <span data-no-translation>a, e, i, o, u<\/span>), we just add <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span>.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>toy<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>toys<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>day<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>days<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Irregular Plural Nouns: Special Cases<\/h2>\n<p>Some nouns do not follow the regular rules. They change their form in different ways or stay the same. You need to learn these special words.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>man<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>men<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>woman<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>women<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>child<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>children<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>foot<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>feet<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>tooth<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>teeth<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>mouse<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>mice<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some nouns have the same singular and plural form:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>sheep<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>sheep<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>fish<\/span> \u2192 <span data-no-translation>fish<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table>\n<caption>Common Plural Noun Rules<\/caption>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>Rule<\/th>\n<th>Singular Example<\/th>\n<th>Plural Example<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Add -s<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>book<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>books<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Add -es<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>bus<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>buses<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>-y to -ies<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>baby<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>babies<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>Irregular<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>man<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>men<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span data-no-translation>No Change<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>sheep<\/span><\/td>\n<td><span data-no-translation>sheep<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>\u4f8b<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-no-translation>I have two <span data-no-translation>brothers<\/span> and one <span data-no-translation>sister<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>There are many <span data-no-translation>buses<\/span> in the <span data-no-translation>city<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>The <span data-no-translation>children<\/span> are playing with their <span data-no-translation>toys<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>My <span data-no-translation>feet<\/span> are tired after walking all <span data-no-translation>day<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-no-translation>She bought three new <span data-no-translation>dresses<\/span> for the <span data-no-translation>parties<\/span>.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u7df4\u7fd2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"h5p-iframe-wrapper\"><iframe id=\"h5p-iframe-1060\" class=\"h5p-iframe\" data-content-id=\"1060\" style=\"height:1px\" src=\"about:blank\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" title=\"B01 L6 LISTENING AND GRAMMAR Plural nouns\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"lc-cta lc-cta-whatsapp\" style=\"border-radius:14px;padding:30px;margin:30px 0;text-align:center;color:#fff;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#3DB16A,#1f8a4c);\"><h3 style=\"color:#fff;font-size:22px;font-weight:800;margin:0 0 8px;\">\ud83d\udcac \u500b\u5225\u306e\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b9\u304c\u5fc5\u8981\u3067\u3059\u304b\uff1f<\/h3><p style=\"margin:0 0 16px;opacity:.95;\">\u5f53\u6821\u306f\u30b1\u30f3\u30d6\u30ea\u30c3\u30b8\u8a66\u9a13\u306e\u516c\u8a8d\u6e96\u5099\u30bb\u30f3\u30bf\u30fc\u3068\u3057\u3066\u3001\u7686\u69d8\u306b\u6700\u9069\u306a\u30b3\u30fc\u30b9\u3084\u8cc7\u683c\u53d6\u5f97\u3078\u306e\u9053\u3092\u3054\u6848\u5185\u3044\u305f\u3057\u307e\u3059\u3002\u305c\u3072\u4eca\u3059\u3050\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b6\u30fc\u306b\u3054\u76f8\u8ac7\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044\u3002.<\/p><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/51980473286?text=Hi%2C%20I%27m%20interested%20in%20Langcom%27s%20courses%20and%20would%20like%20some%20guidance%20choosing%20the%20right%20one.\" style=\"display:inline-block;margin-top:8px;padding:13px 30px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:700;text-decoration:none;background:#fff;color:#1f8a4c;\">WhatsApp\u3067\u30a2\u30c9\u30d0\u30a4\u30b6\u30fc\u3068\u30c1\u30e3\u30c3\u30c8<\/a><\/div>\n<h2>\u30b9\u30da\u30a4\u30f3\u8a9e\u8a71\u8005\u304c\u3088\u304f\u72af\u3059\u9593\u9055\u3044<\/h2>\n<p>Spanish speakers sometimes make common mistakes with English plural nouns:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Adding <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> to all nouns:<\/strong> \u5fc5\u305a\u6b21\u306e\u3082\u306e\u3092\u4f7f\u7528\u3057\u3066\u304f\u3060\u3055\u3044 <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span> for words ending in <span data-no-translation>-s, -ss, -x, -ch, -sh<\/span>. <br \/>\u2717 <span data-no-translation>Two bus.<\/span> <br \/>\u2713 <span data-no-translation>Two buses.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Not changing <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span> \uff5e\u3078 <span data-no-translation>-ies<\/span>:<\/strong> If a noun ends in <span data-no-translation>-y<\/span> after a consonant, it changes. <br \/>\u2717 <span data-no-translation>Many citys.<\/span> <br \/>\u2713 <span data-no-translation>Many cities.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Forgetting irregular forms:<\/strong> Irregular plurals must be memorized. <br \/>\u2717 <span data-no-translation>Three mans.<\/span> <br \/>\u2713 <span data-no-translation>Three men.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u3088\u304f\u3042\u308b\u8cea\u554f<\/h2>\n<h3>What is the most common way to make a noun plural in English?<\/h3>\n<p>The most common way is to add <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> to the end of the noun. For example, <span data-no-translation>apple<\/span> \uff5e\u306b\u306a\u308b <span data-no-translation>apples<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>When do I add -es instead of -s?<\/h3>\n<p>You add <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span> when a noun ends in <span data-no-translation>-s, -ss, -x, -ch,<\/span> \u307e\u305f\u306f <span data-no-translation>-sh<\/span>. \u4f8b\u3048\u3070\u3001, <span data-no-translation>fox<\/span> \uff5e\u306b\u306a\u308b <span data-no-translation>foxes<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>Are there any nouns that do not change in the plural form?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, some nouns have the same form for both singular and plural. Common examples for A1 are <span data-no-translation>sheep<\/span> \u305d\u3057\u3066 <span data-no-translation>fish<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h3>How do I know if a noun is irregular?<\/h3>\n<p>Irregular nouns do not follow the standard rules. You need to learn them by heart. Examples include <span data-no-translation>man\/men<\/span> \u305d\u3057\u3066 <span data-no-translation>child\/children<\/span>.<\/p>\n<h2>\u95a2\u9023\u30ec\u30c3\u30b9\u30f3<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/ja\/?p=272526\">Plural nouns<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/langcom.org\/ja\/?p=272980\">Plural nouns<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To make most nouns plural in English, we add -s to the end of the word. For example, cat becomes cats. However, English has some special rules for other nouns. If a noun ends in -s, -ss, -x, -ch, or -sh, we add -es, like bus to buses. If a noun ends in -y after a consonant, we change -y to -ies, for instance, baby becomes babies. Some nouns are irregular and change completely, such as man to men. Understanding these rules helps you speak and write English clearly. What Are Plural Nouns? In English, nouns can be singular or plural. A singular noun means there is only one of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":192,"featured_media":274032,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"bwfblock_default_font":"","langcom_teaches":"Plural nouns","langcom_cefr":"A1","langcom_type":"grammar","langcom_faq":"[{\"q\": \"What is the most common way to make a noun plural in English?\", \"a\": \"The most common way is to add <span data-no-translation>-s<\/span> to the end of the noun. For example, <span data-no-translation>apple<\/span> becomes <span data-no-translation>apples<\/span>.\"}, {\"q\": \"When do I add -es instead of -s?\", \"a\": \"You add <span data-no-translation>-es<\/span> when a noun ends in <span data-no-translation>-s, -ss, -x, -ch,<\/span> or <span data-no-translation>-sh<\/span>. For example, <span data-no-translation>fox<\/span> becomes <span data-no-translation>foxes<\/span>.\"}, {\"q\": \"Are there any nouns that do not change in the plural form?\", \"a\": \"Yes, some nouns have the same form for both singular and plural. Common examples for A1 are <span data-no-translation>sheep<\/span> and <span data-no-translation>fish<\/span>.\"}, {\"q\": \"How do I know if a noun is irregular?\", \"a\": \"Irregular nouns do not follow the standard rules. You need to learn them by heart. Examples include <span data-no-translation>man\/men<\/span> and <span data-no-translation>child\/children<\/span>.\"}]","_kiss_seo_title":"","_kiss_seo_excerpt":"To make most nouns plural in English, we add -s to the end of the word. 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