Plural and

Singular
Form of
Nouns
1. Most nouns form their plural by adding –
s.
Examples:
miracle – miracles
house – houses
2. Nouns ending in s, x, z and ch form
their plural by adding s or ed
examples: mass- masses
3. Nouns ending in y preceded by a
consonant is changed in -i and add
-es.
Example: family- families
country- countries
4. nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel
form their plural by adding –s.
Example: valley- valleys
5. Nouns ending in F form their plural by
changing f to v and add –es.
Examples: elf- elves wolf- wolves

6. nouns ending in o and preceded by a

consonant form their plural by adding
–es.
Examples: hero-heroes potato-potatoes
A singular noun used as a subject needs
singular verb.
Example: Grandfather is sad.
He feels sorry.

A plural noun needs a plural verb.

Example: Father and I are eating.
They word for the family.
       Francis Macomber had, half an hour before, been carried to 
His tent from the edge of the camp in triumph on the arms and 
shoulders of the cook, the personal boys, the skinner and the porter
. The gun bearer had taken no part in the demonstration. 
When the native boys
put him down at the door of his tent, he had shaken all their hands, 
received their congratulations, and then gone into the tent and sat 
on the bed until his wife came in. 
apple- apples
car - cars
watch - watches
church- churches
baby- babies
Supply the correct plural noun to complete the
sentences.
(box) 1. The ________________ of chocolates were
given to their relatives.
(friend) 2. Alice and Julie are my _________________.
(bunny) 3. Jolie owns three ________________.
(story) 4. They told me several ____________.
(house)5. They have a lot of ___________.
Assignment:

–Bring a Pocket Dictionary

tomorrow.