Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular and Plural Nouns

By Ustaz Firdaus

Singular means one. Plural means more than one.

This is how we can form plurals in the following ways:

1. is the most simplest, which is only add –s

• Nouns that uses –s to form plurals are:

• Chairs, Pencils, Tables

• Give Me 4 more plural nouns with -s at the end of it.

2. second way to change nouns into plural is by adding –es at the ending.

• -ch, Benches

  -s, Buses

  -sh, Bushes

  -ss Dresses

   –x Foxes

  
  

3.Next is by adding –ies for nouns ending in:

-y and the letter before it is a consonant, remove –y.

• For example:

  Baby: Babies

  Berry: Berries

  City: Cities

  Fry: Fries

  Fly: Flies

  Cry: Cries

  
  

4.For nouns ending with –f or –fe remove the –f and –fe and add –ves

• Example:

  Thief: thieves

  Leaf: leaves

  Knife: knives 

  Life: lives

  
  

• Except for this nouns: roofs and hoofs

  
  

5. Irregular Nouns

(means they have different spelling)

• Tooth: Teeth

  Mouse: Mice

  Ox: Oxen

  Cactus: Cacti

  Man: Men

  Woman: Women

  
  

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