Nouns : Number
(Singular and Plural)
There are nouns which mean one person, place, animal or thing. The noun meaning 'one' is called singular. The nouns meaning more than one are called plural.
Countable nouns can be plural but uncountable nouns cannot be.
Examples | Singular | Plural |
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| boy | boys |
| pen | pens |
| glass | glasses |
| baby | babies |
How to form the Plural of the Nouns By adding 's' at the end | Singular | Plural |
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| tree | trees |
| table | tables |
| dog | dogs |
| van | vans |
| chair | chairs |
| pen | pens |
| bat | bats |
| goat | goats |
By adding 'es' at the end with the words ending in -o, -s, -z, -x, -sh and -ch | Singular | Plural |
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| match | matches |
| box | boxes |
| dish | dishes |
| bush | bushes |
| dress | dresses |
| bus | buses |
| tomato | tomatoes |
| bunch | bunches |
We make the plural number of nouns that end in a vowel +y by adding -s | Singular | Plural |
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| boy | boys |
| day | days |
| monkey | monkeys |
| donkey | donkeys |
| toy | toys |
We make the plural number of nouns ending in a consonant + y by putting i in place of y and adding -es | Singular | Plural |
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| city | cities |
| baby | babies |
| pony | ponies |
| fairy | fairies |
| lily | lilies |
| family | families |
Here f and fe are changed into ves to change the singular into plural | Singular | Plural |
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| half | halves |
| knife | knives |
| thief | thieves |
| calf | calves |
| wolf | wolves |
| wife | wives |
In some words, one vowel or vowels are changed to make plural from singular form | Singular | Plural |
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| man | men |
| woman | women |
| mouse | mice |
| tooth | teeth |
| foot | feet |
| child | children |
| goose | geese |
| ox | oxen |
Some plural nouns are the same as their singular forms | Singular | Plural |
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| deer | deer |
| sheep | sheep |
| hair | hair |
| fish | fish |
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