Question

How do you make the word ‘country’ plural?

Answer 1

Hint: A plural noun is a form of noun which refers to more than one entity. We make the use of plural nouns when we refer to a quantity which is more than one of anything. Usually plural nouns are written the same as the word by simply adding -s, -es, -ies to the end. But there are some exceptional words where we can’t apply this thumb rule.
Example: Child-children
Example: Hair- Hair.

Complete answer:
Let us see how we make the word ‘country’ plural. The word country means a territory of a nation. It is in its singular form that it refers to only one country. More than one country would be its plural form, that will be made by adding suffix -ies to the word ‘country’ and eliminating the letter ‘y’. Therefore, the plural of ‘country’ becomes ‘countries’. More such examples of plural are:
-Bounty- Bounties
-Country-Countries
-Rally- Rallies
-Nanny- Nannies.

Thus the plural form of country is ‘Countries’

Note: A singular noun is a form of noun which represents a single entity of the noun. Example: Pen, Cat, Key, House, Chair etc. A plural noun is the representation of a quantity that more than one, as mentioned in the hint. Example: Fingers, Cupboards , Keys, Houses, Chairs etc. There are some words whose plural nouns are formed by not just adding -s,-es,-ies. The plural forms of these words are different. Example: Man- Men.
Example: Calf-calves
Example: Foot – Feet
A better understanding of plural nouns can be built only by thorough study of the topic.