7Plural and Singular Nouns

Prepared by :Nanthini Satgunasingam

7SINGULAR PRONOUN• A Singular noun means one item only.• Examples of singular nouns are bed, boy, girl, book, house and cat.

SINGULAR PRONUNS

Example : A lizard crawls on top of the

rock. There is only one lizard in the

sentence, so the word lizard is a singular noun.

Also, here is only one rock in the sentence, so, the word rock is a singular noun too.

Plural NounsA plural form of a noun names more than one. It usually ends with s or es.

A Plural noun names more than one person, place or thing

Example : Two rabbits ran through the

trees. There is more than one rabbit, so,

the word rabbits is a plural noun. Also, there is more than one tree,

so, the word trees is a plural noun too/

Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular.

1. houses2. baby3. church4. tables5. books6. bus

Write P if the noun below is plural. Write S if the noun below is singular.

1. Houses P2. baby S3. church S4. tables P5. books P6. bus S

Add es to make nouns plural that end with:

s buses

x taxes

ch benches

sh dishes

Add ies to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y:

lady ladies

fryfries

Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural:

calfcalves

knifeknives

Some nouns that end in o change to es when made plural. Some change to s:

kangarookangaroos

potatopotatoes

Some nouns do not change at all when made plural:

sheepsheep

deerdeer

Some nouns become a new word when made plural:

manmen

goosegeese

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. half2. foot3. piano4. spy5. brush

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. halves2. feet3. pianos4. spies5. brushes

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. mouse2. memo3. shelf4. leaf5. child

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. mice2. memos3. shelves4. leaves5. children

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. thief2. woman3. fish4. photo5. die

Can you make these nouns plural?

1. thieves2. women3. fish4. photos5. dice

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