what is a plural noun
Definition & Meaning. A Plural noun means more than one item. Examples of plural nouns are beds, boys, girls, books and cats. They are created by adding a letter 's' to the end of a word or by adding 'es' such as in churches, boxes or witches. If the noun ends with a ch, s, sh, x, or z add an 'es' to make it plural-examples: churches, boxes, witches, witnesses. 2  If the noun ends with a letter y and the letter before the y is a consonant. 3  change the letter y to a letter i then add es to make it a plural. 4  Examples: Sky to Skies & Army to Armies.