Singular and Plural Noun
There are two types of Noun according to the number of things/persons considered.
1) Singular Noun
2) Plural Noun.
Singular Noun
- A noun which is used for only one person or thing is said to be in the Singular Number.
- Example: girl, man, child, pen, table, chair etc.
Plural Noun
- A noun which is used for more than one person or thing is said to be in the Plural Number.
- Example: girls, men, children, pens tables, chairs etc.
Rules for Forming The Plural Of Singular Nouns
Rule 1: Most Singular Nouns form their Plurals by adding –s.
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Rule 2: Nouns that ends in –s, -ss, -x, -sh, or –ch form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular
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Rule 3: Noun that ends in –y, and the –y has a consonant before it, its Plural is formed by changing –y into –ies;
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Rule 4: But if the Noun ends in –y, and the –y has a vowel before it, its Plural is formed by adding –s to the Singular
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Rule 5: Noun that ends in –f or –fe form their Plurals by changing –f or –fe into –ves
But the following Nouns form their Plurals by simply adding –s to the Singular
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Rule 6: Nouns that ends in –o, if they have a consonant before them, generally form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular
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Rule 7: The following Nouns form their Plurals by a change of the inside vowel
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Rule 8: The following Nouns form their Plurals in –en or –ren
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Rule 9: Compound Noun and their Plurals>
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Rule 10: The following Nouns have the same form for the Plural as for the Singular.
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Rule 11: The following Nouns are always Singular:
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Rule 12: The following Nouns are always Plural:
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Rule 13: When the subject changes from Singular to Plural the Predicate of the sentence must change too.
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Practice Exercise
Q1) Match each singular noun in the left column with its plural noun in the right column.| Singular | Plural | |
| house | asses | |
| ass | families | |
| family | houses | |
| monkey | loaves | |
| loaf | hoofs | |
| hoof | monkeys | |
| mosquito | teeth | |
| ox | maid-servants | |
| passer-by | oxen | |
| tooth | mosquitoes | |
| sheep | passers-by | |
| maid-servant | sheep |
Q2) Fill in the blanks with words given in the brackets:
· There are hundred __________ in our society. (home/homes)
· We shared the ___________ with our friends. (mango/mangoes)
· I will buy one new _________ today. (dress/dresses)
· I have many flowering __________ in my backyard. (plant/plants)
· The _________ jumped across the fence. (horse/horses)
· Those __________work hard. (boy/boys)
· The __________goes to her work. (woman/women)
· The ________lives in its nest. (bird/birds)
· Our ________wins almost every time. (team/teams)
· These ____________are sweet. (mango/mangoes)
· The ___________fight and win. (soldier/soldiers)
· The __________were happy in their adventure camp.(child/children)
· I brought one __________for the fruit break.(apple/apples)
Q3) Write the plural form of each singular noun given below.
rose
rose
_______________________
brush
brush
_______________________
bunch
_______________________
duty
_______________________
reply
_______________________
valley
_______________________
leaf
_______________________
chief
_______________________
cargo
_____________________
goose
_______________________
maid-servant
_______________________
deer
_______________________
scenery
_______________________
trousers
_______________________
wolf
_______________________
gulf
_______________________
bunch
_______________________
duty
_______________________
reply
_______________________
valley
_______________________
leaf
_______________________
chief
_______________________
cargo
_____________________
goose
_______________________
maid-servant
_______________________
deer
_______________________
scenery
_______________________
trousers
_______________________
wolf
_______________________
gulf
_______________________
Q4)Choose the correct plural form.
|
bottle |
bottless |
bottles |
bottlies |
|
watch |
watches |
watch |
watchs |
|
lady |
ladys |
ladies |
lades |
|
essay |
essays |
essaies |
essayss |
|
loaf |
loafies |
loafs |
loaves |
|
mango |
mangos |
mangoes |
mangoies |
|
mouse |
mice |
mouses |
Mousies |
|
ox |
oxen |
oxs |
oxies |
|
step-son |
step-sones |
steps-son |
step-sons |
|
water |
water |
watery |
waters |
|
glass |
glassies |
glasses |
glassy |
|
monkey |
monkeys |
monkeies |
monkeey |
|
proof |
proofss |
proofes |
proofs |
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