THE PLURAL

NOUNS
What is a singular noun?

The noun that means one person, one place, one thing is said to be singular
noun.

Singular noun means that there is one of something.

 For example:

one apple one boy one bird

an apple a boy
a
bird
What is a plural noun?


The noun that means more than one person,
place or thing is said to be plural noun.

Plural means that there is more than one.

For example:

apples birds
boys
RULE number 1

 MOST OF THE PLURAL NOUNS END WITH +S

 EXAMPLES:

GIRL  GIRLS
CAMERA  CAMERAS

BOY  BOYS
RULE number 2

 NOUNS ENDING IN -S, -CH, -TCH, -X, -O, -SS , -SH

+ES
 EXAMPLES:
BOX  BOXES
BEACH  BEACHES
BUSH  BUSHES
RULE number 3

 NOUNS WITH CONSONANT+Y

CHANGE Y TO+IES
EXAMPLES:

PUPPY  PUPPIES

KITTY  KITTIES
RULE number 4

 WORDS ENDING WITH –F

CHANGE F TO+V+ES
 EXAMPLES:

WOLF  WOLVES

LEAF  LEAVES
IRREGULAR PLURALS

MAN  MEN

WOMAN  WOMEN

PERSON  PEOPLE

FISH  FISH

CHILD  CHILDREN
Examples

Singular Plural

man men
tooth teeth

goose geese

woman women
ox oxen
child children
mouse mice

louse lice
Many words become plural by changing
their vowels.

FEET
FOOT
Some nouns are same for both the singular and the plural
forms. Many of these are names for animals


.
Singular Plural

Sheep Sheep
 Some things are always plural

 You can sometimes say a pair of ………

Trousers

Scissors
Glasses
Let’s Practice

Singular Plural

leaves leaf

wife wives

thief thieves

half halves

lives
life
dragonfly

Singular Plural

baby babies
story
empty
city
puppy

candy
butterfly
pastry
 Change the singular nouns into plurals.
Singular Plural
1) half halves
2) self
3) life
4) shelf
5) loaf
6) knife
7) calf