consonant and –y
Change the –y to –I and add –es
Pony, ponies, navy, navies
Nouns ending in –o
Add –es or –s
Potato, potatoes, piano, pianos
Most nouns ending in –f or –fe
Change the –f or –fe to ves
Leaf, leaves
Most nouns ending in –ch, -sh, -s, or –x
Add –es
Match, matches, rash, rashes, pass, passes
Many two-word or three-word compound nouns
Add –s to the principal word
Teaspoonfuls, governors generals
An adjective has three degrees of comparison: positive, comparative…
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