NOUNS

Singular and plural

Singular = one
Plural = more than one

eg:

one boy two flowers
There are many forms
of plural nouns. Here
are some of the ways
plural nouns are
formed.
1. Adding s at the end of the
noun
apple - apples
chair - chairs
teacher - teachers
book - books
dog - dogs
uncle - uncles
cat - cats
bird - birds
nose - noses

2. Adding es at the end if a
noun ends with the letters
sh, ch, x, ss

box - boxes
fox - foxes
branch - branches
church - churches
glass - glasses
class - classes

3. Adding es to nouns
ending in
o
buffalo - buffaloes
hero - heroes
tomato - tomatoes
mosquito - mosquitoes
mango - mangoes

4. Adding s to nouns
ending in
o

bamboo - bamboos
radio - radios
piano - pianos
stereo - stereos


5. Adding s to nouns
ending in
f

roof - roofs
chief - chiefs
cliff - cliffs
hoof - hoofs
dwarf - dwarfs
beef - beefs

6. Changing nouns ending in
f or fe to ves

knife - knives
life - lives
loaf - loaves
wife - wives
calf - calves
wolf - wolves
thief - thieves
leaf - leaves
half - halves

7. Changing nouns ending in
y to ies

city - cities
party - parties
army - armies
baby - babies
lorry - lorries
lady - ladies
country - countries
fly - flies
fry - fries
8. Adding s to nouns
ending in
y

boy - boys
key - keys
monkey - monkeys
donkey - donkeys
valley - valleys
toy - toys

9. Forming plural nouns by
a vowel change

woman - women
foot - feet
tooth - teeth
goose - geese
man - men
louse - lice
mouse - mice
10. Forming plural nouns
without following any
specific rules

ox - oxen
child - children
11. Forming plural nouns by
not changing their form

sheep - sheep
deer - deer
people - people
furniture - furniture
food - food
oil - oil
salmon - salmon
water - love
love - love



12. Nouns that are used
only in the plural

scissors
pliers
shorts
chopsticks
trousers
pincers
spectacles