Plural Nouns A word needs to be plural when there is more than one. Most of the time we just need to add an "s" to make a word plural. For example: 1 dog, 2 dogs But if the noun ends in S, X, CH or SH then we need to add "es" to make it plural. Add an "s" or an "es" to each word below to make it plural. cat pencil fox exam bus chair doll wish sign branch kiss forest beach glass bones. Write each of the words below in its plural form. inch