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Singular and Plural
Nouns
Objectives
At the end of this lesson, you should be able to:
recognize singular and plural nouns;
observe rules in forming the singular and plural
forms of nouns; and
to give own example of noun in singular and in
plural form.
 Column A Column B

This mushroom is not Mushrooms contain

good to eat. significant amounts of
minerals.

My grandfather planted a We have now three coconut

coconut tree. trees.
Which sentences talk
about one person or
thing?

Which sentences talk

about more than one
person or thing?
A singular noun refers to only one
person, place, thing, or animal.

A plural noun refers to more than

one person, place, thing, or animal.
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

boy boys
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

ball balls
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

tree trees
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

book books
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

pencil pencils
 table
SINGULAR PLURAL
 mouse
SINGULAR PLURAL
 trees
SINGULAR PLURAL
 fox
SINGULAR PLURAL
 children
SINGULAR PLURAL
 butterflies
SINGULAR PLURAL
 school
SINGULAR PLURAL
 thieves
SINGULAR PLURAL
 Rul e s i n f or m in g
the plu r a l o f n o u n s
1. Most nouns form their plural by
adding an –s.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

dog dogs
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

brick bricks
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

tiger tigers
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

lemon lemons
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

glove gloves
2.Add -es to nouns ending in z, s,
ss, x, sh, or ch.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

glass glasses
2.Add -es to nouns ending in z, s,
ss, x, sh, or ch.
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

bus buses
2.Add -es to nouns ending in z, s,
ss, x, sh, or ch.
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

fox foxes
2.Add -es to nouns ending in z, s,
ss, x, sh, or ch.
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

dish dishes
2.Add -es to nouns ending in z, s,
ss, x, sh, or ch.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

bench benches
 3.If a noun ends in y and a vowel
comes before it, add an -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

key keys
 3.If a noun ends in y and a vowel
comes before it, add an -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

monkey monkeys
 3.If a noun ends in y and a vowel
comes before it, add an -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

turkey turkeys
 3.If a noun ends in y and a vowel
comes before it, add an -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

tray trays
 3.If a noun ends in y and a vowel
comes before it, add an -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

pathway pathways
 4.If a noun ends in y and a consonant
comes before it, change y to i and add -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

candy candies
 4.If a noun ends in y and a consonant
comes before it, change y to i and add -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

puppy puppies
 4.If a noun ends in y and a consonant
comes before it, change y to i and add -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

baby babies
 4.If a noun ends in y and a consonant
comes before it, change y to i and add -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

lady ladies
 4.If a noun ends in y and a consonant
comes before it, change y to i and add -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

army armies
 5.Some singular nouns that end in
f, ff, or fe form their plural by
adding -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

handkerchief handkerchiefs
 5.Some singular nouns that end in
f, ff, or fe form their plural by
adding -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

safe safes
 5.Some singular nouns that end in
f, ff, or fe form their plural by
adding -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

chef chefs
 5.Some singular nouns that end in
f, ff, or fe form their plural by
adding -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

roof roofs
 5.Some singular nouns that end in
f, ff, or fe form their plural by
adding -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

chief chiefs
 6.Some singular nouns that end in f
or fe form their plural by changing f
or fe to -ves

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

elf elves
 6.Some singular nouns that end in f
or fe form their plural by changing f
or fe to -ves

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

knife knives
 6.Some singular nouns that end in f
or fe form their plural by changing f
or fe to -ves

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

leaf leaves
 6.Some singular nouns that end in f
or fe form their plural by changing f
or fe to -ves

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

shelf shelves
 6.Some singular nouns that end in f
or fe form their plural by changing f
or fe to -ves

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

thief thieves
7. Some nouns ending in –o form their
plural by simply adding -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

radio radios
 7. Some nouns ending in –o form
their plural by simply adding -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

avocado avocados
 7. Some nouns ending in –o form
their plural by simply adding -s

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

photo photos
 8. Some nouns ending in –o form
plurals which can end in either –s or -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

buffalos
buffalo buffaloes
 8. Some nouns ending in –o form
plurals which can end in either –s or -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

zeros
zero zeroes
 8. Some nouns ending in –o form
plurals which can end in either –s or -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

cargos
cargo cargoes
 9. Some nouns ending in –o have
plurals which end in -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

tomato tomatoes
 9. Some nouns ending in –o have
plurals which end in -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

potato potatoes
 9. Some nouns ending in –o have
plurals which end in -es

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

hero heroes
10. Some singular nouns form their plural
by changing their vowels, such as oo to ee
or an to en.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

foot feet
10. Some singular nouns form their plural
by changing their vowels, such as oo to ee
or an to en.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

tooth teeth
10. Some singular nouns form their plural
by changing their vowels, such as oo to ee
or an to en.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

goose geese
10. Some singular nouns form their plural
by changing their vowels, such as oo to ee
or an to en.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

man men
10. Some singular nouns form their plural
by changing their vowels, such as oo to ee
or an to en.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

woman women
10. Some singular nouns form their
plural by changing their spelling.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

mouse mice
10. Some singular nouns form their
plural by changing their spelling.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

die dice
10. Some singular nouns form their
plural by changing their spelling.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

child children
10. Some singular nouns form their
plural by changing their spelling.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

ox oxen
10. Some singular nouns form their
plural by changing their spelling.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

person people
10. Some singular nouns form their
plural by changing their spelling.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

cactus cacti
 11. Some nouns have the same
singular and plural forms.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

sheep sheep
 11. Some nouns have the same
singular and plural forms.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

deer deer
 11. Some nouns have the same
singular and plural forms.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

moose moose
 11. Some nouns have the same
singular and plural forms.

SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

buffalo buffalo
More example!
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

museum museums
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

taxi taxis
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

brush brushes
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

news news
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

hobby hobbies
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

library libraries
SINGULAR NOUN PLURAL NOUN

life lives
 Activity
Write the plural form of the following words. Use
your white board.

______1.
kittens ______5.
wishes ______9.
children child
kitten wishes
______2. wolf
wolves ______6.
heroes hero ______10.
bunnies

bunny
______3.
toys toy ______7.
loaves loaf ______11.
firemen
fireman
______4.
fairies fairy ______8.
geese goose ______12.deer
deer