Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular Noun is to show

1) ONE person
- a boy , a girl , a teacher , a doctor

2)

ONE animal
- a cat , a dog, a tiger

3) ONE thing
- a tomato , an umbrella , a brush

4) ONE place
- a shop , a house , a school

Plural Noun is to show

5) MORE than ONE person
- two boys , many girls , five teachers , some doctors

6)

MORE than ONE animal

- two cats , many dogs, three tigers

7) MORE than ONE thing

- two tomatoes , a few umbrellas , many brushes

8) MORE than ONE place

- many shops , three houses , a few schools

Singular Noun --------------------------- Plural Nouns

By adding s to the noun
Singular

Plural

Pot

Pots

Flower

Flowers

Orange

Oranges

Apron

Aprons

Marble

Marbles

Table

Tables

Egg

Eggs

Tree

Trees

Ruler

Pencils

Shoe

Shoes

Boy

Boys

Girl

Girls

Teacher

Teachers

Handphone

Handphones

Aunt

Aunts

Cousin

Cousins

Maid

Maids

Student

Students

Prize

Prizes

Road

Roads

Day

Days

Monkey

Monkeys

Singular Noun --------------------------- Plural Nouns

By adding es to the noun
Singular

Plural

Brush

Brushes

Bush

Bushes

Match

Matches

Bus

Buses

Mango

Mangoes

Watch

Watches

Glass

Glasses

Brush

Brushes

Tomato

Tomatoes

Beach

Beaches

Class

Classes

Potato

Potatoes

Waitress

Waitresses

Dress

Dresses

Dish

Dishes

Box

Boxes

Fish

Fishes

Mosquito

Mosquitoes

Singular Noun --------------------------- Plural Nouns

By changing y to ies to the noun
Singular

Plural

Lorry

Lorries

Family

Families

Puppy

Puppies

Lady

Ladies

Candy

Candies

Fly

Flies

Baby

Babies

Party

Parties

Cherry

Cherries

Story

Stories

Dictionary

Dictionaries

Library

Libraries

University

Universities

Body

Bodies

Singular Noun --------------------------- Plural Nouns

CHANGE the spelling of Singular to Plural
Singular

Plural

Man

Men

Goose

Geese

Child

Children

Mouse

Mice

Foot

Feet

Ox

Oxen

Tooth

Teeth

Woman

Women

Postman

Postmen

Fireman

Firemen

Singular Noun --------------------------- Plural Nouns

By taking away

f or fe to ves to the noun

Singular

Plural

Leaf

Leaves

Wolf

Wolves

Shelf

Shelves

Thief

Thieves

Life

Lives

Wife

Wives

Loaf

Loaves

Scarf

Scarves

Knife

Knives

Singular Noun --------------------------- Plural Nouns

Singular and Plural Noun are the SAME spelling
Singular

Plural

Deer

Deer

Furniture

Furniture

Sheep

Sheep

Knowledge

Knowledge

Scenery

Scenery

Singular Noun --------------------------- Plural Nouns

Some noun only exist in plural form
Singular

Plural

News

News

Trousers

Trousers

Spectacles

Spectacles

Scissors

Scissors

Clothes

Clothes

Pyjamas

Pyjamas

Exercise : Rewrite the sentences by changing the words in bold into plural form.

1) There is a knife on the table.

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2) There is a lady in the shop.
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3) Siti bought a tomato at the market.
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4) The police caught a thief yesterday.
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5)

There is a watch in the drawer.

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6)

My family attended the party yesterday.

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7) I have a story to tell you.

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8) There is a glass on the table.
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9)

There is a box on the floor.

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10) There is a brush in the box.
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11) There is a child in the room.
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Exercise : Change the words in bracket into plural form.

1) There are many ______________ (leaf ) on the ground.
2) There are three _______________ (mouse) in the hole.
3) The cooks wear _______________ (apron) .
4) _____________________ (mosquito) suck blood.
5) I brush my _________________ (tooth) every day.
6) The farmer has many _______________ (sheep).
7) We saw many ______________ (deer) in the park.
8) Mother bought two _____________ (loaf) of bread.
9) Many ___________ (man) helped to build the bridge.
10) That restaurant serves many ________________ (dish).
11) Many ______________ (life) were lost during the earthquake.
12) _______________ (apple) are my favourite fruit.
13) Mother bought some ________________ (potato) from the market.
14) There are twenty _______________ (house) in this row.
15) My grandmother has many interesting _________________ (story) to tell us.
16) There are some _______________ (match) in the drawer.
17) There are many _______________ (fly) on the food.
18) These ______________ (woman) are cooking in the kitchen.

19) These _______________ (baby) are cute.

20) The ___________________ (child) are playing at the playground.
21) There are too many __________ (book) in this bag.
22) They are my ____________________ (classmate).
23) Mr. and Mrs Tan have two __________________ (daughter).
24) The _________________ (teacher) were having meeting just now.
25) The _____________ (box) were sent to the shop yesterday.
26) My mother washes the _________________ (clothes) in the morning.
27) Many people like to eat ______________ (durian).
28) The ___________________ (student) are queuing up to buy food in the canteen.
29) These _____________ (flower) are hard to find.
30) The ________________ (policeman) ran after the thief.
31) My sister bought two ________________ (dress) from the shopping mall.
32) I am so hungry until I can eat two ______________ (loaf) of bread.
33) The ___________________ (fireman) took an hour to put out the fire.
34) Banana _______________ (leaf) are used to wrap Nasi Lemak.
35) They saw many ______________________ (butterfly) at the park.
36) The ___________________ (fisherman) boat were damaged during the storm.
37) _______________ (frog) lay many eggs.

38) The plant produces beautiful _____________ (flower).