Rule 1. For the plural form of most nouns, add s. Example : bottle – bottles / cup – cups / pencil – pencils / desk – desks
Rule 2. For nouns that end in ch, x, s, or s sounds, add es. Example : box – boxes / watch – watches / moss – mosses
Rule 3. For nouns ending in f or fe, change f to v and add es. Example : wolf – wolves / wife – wives / leaf – leaves / life – lives
Rule 4. Some nouns have different plural forms.Example : child – children / woman – women / man – men / mouse – mice / goose – geese