Singular

and Plural
Nouns
 Singular Nouns
A singular noun names only one person, place, thing, or
idea.

Examples:

apple bird
 Plural Nouns
A noun that names two or more people, places, things, or
ideas .

birds
apples
Plural
Plural
Plural
Singular
Singular
 Forming the
Plural of Nouns
Ending in
s,ss,sh ,ch, and x
Most of the time making a singular noun plural is as simple as
adding an -s to the end of the word. 
Examples

dog + -s = dogs cat + -s = cats

banana + -s = bananas bag+ -s = bags

pencil + -s = pencils
Look at the given singular noun for each given
plural noun.

Singular Noun Plural Noun

bird birds
book books
cup cups
Add –es to the singular nouns that ends in s, ss, ch, sh and x to
make them plural.
 
Examples
bus + -es =buses sash + -es = sashes

glass + -es = glasses fox + es = foxes

branch + -es = branches

Identify the correct
plural form of the
following noun
 1
clouds
cloud 2
cloudes
 1
paperes
paper 2
papers
 1
boxes
box 2
boxs
 1
switchs
switch 2
switches
 1
dresses
dress 2
dresss
 Forming the
Plural of Nouns
Ending in f,fe,and
y
 Forming the Plural of
• WeNouns Ending
add –s to form inoff,fe,
the plural nouns and
that endyin a
vowel and y.

boys toys
 Forming the Plural of
• WeNouns
change y to Ending
i and add –es in f,fe,
to form andof ynouns
the plural
that end in a consonant and y.

puppy - puppies
 Forming the Plural of
• Nouns
There Ending
are also nouns that endin
in ff,fe, and yf to v
or fe. Change
before adding –es to the nouns to make them plural.

loaf - loaves
 1
days
day 2
daies
 1
babys
baby 2
babies
 1
elfs
elf 2
elves
 1
monkeys
monkey 2
monkies
 1
wifes
wife 2
wives
 Forming the
Plural of Irregular
Nouns
 Forming the Plural of
• An Irregular
irregular noun is a noun Nouns
that becomes plural by
changing its spelling in other ways than adding an “s” or
“es” to the end of the word.
 Forming the Plural of
• ChangeIrregular
oo to eeNouns
goose – geese

tooth - teeth

foot – feet
 Forming the Plural of
• ChangeIrregular
a to e Nouns

woman – women

man – men
 Forming the Plural of
• Irregular
Add –en Nouns
to the end of the
word.

child – children

ox – oxen
 Forming the Plural of
• Irregular
Change Nouns–ouse to
the ending
ice.

mouse – mice

louse – lice
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days
day 2
daies