Singular Nouns

 Singular noun means only 1

 Ex: I have a dog (I have 1 dog)

 We use “A” and “AN” before singular nouns

 Ex: a dog, a car, a house, a university
 Ex: an apple, an orange, an hour

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 Singular Nouns
 We use “A” when a noun begins with a consonant (p, b,
t, k, m, l…)
 Ex: a dog, a cat, a house, a car, a paper(newspaper)
 BUT: a university

 We use “AN” when a noun begins with a vowel (a, e, u,

i…)
 Ex: an apple, an orange, an idea
 BUT: an hour, an honest man
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 Plural Nouns
 Plural nouns mean there are 2 or more
 We DO NOT use “A” or “AN” before a plural noun
 Ex: a cars
 Ex: an apples
 We add -s, -ies, -es to the noun
 Ex: 1 boy -> 2 boys
 Ex: 1 lady -> 2 ladies
 Ex: 1 box -> 2 boxes

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 Plural Nouns
 When a noun ends with -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o we add –es
 Ex: watch – watches
 Ex: box – boxes
 Ex: dish – dishes
 Ex: potato – potatoes
 Ex: dress - dresses
 When a noun ends with a consonant + y, we add –ies
 Ex: baby – babies
 Ex: party – parties
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 Plural Nouns
 When a noun ends with a vowel + y, we add –s
 Ex: day – days

 When a noun ends with -f or -fe, we add –evs

 Ex: life – lives
 Ex: leaf – leaves
 Ex: knife – knives

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 Plural Nouns
 There are some nouns that are ALWAYS PLURAL: pants,
trousers, jeans, shorts, boots, shoes, glasses

 Ex: Where are my trousers? / Where is my trouser?

 Ex: My shoes are new / My shoe is new
 Ex: I have sunglasses / I have a sunglass

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 Plural Nouns
 There are some nouns that are IRREGULAR. We DO NOT
add -s, -es, -ies
 Ex: man – men
 Ex: woman – women
 Ex: person – people
 Ex: foot – feet
 Ex: mouse – mice
 Ex: child – children
 Ex: tooth – teeth
 Ex: sheep – sheep / a lot of sheep
 Ex: fish – fish / a lot of fish
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