English Lesson Singular and Plural

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English Lesson Singular and Plural

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Noun

A noun is defined as a word which identifies a person, place, or thing. Let's explore how nouns are made singular or plural in the English language, basic rules, irregular plural nouns and exceptions to the rules.

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Singular and Plural Nouns

A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea, while a plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

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Other Forms of Singular and Plural Nouns

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Regular Nouns​

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• boats

• house​s

• cats

• river​s

Plural

• boat

• house​

• cat

• river​

Singular

Regular Nouns

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• buses

• wishes

• ​pitches

• box​es

Plural

• bus

• wish

• ​pitch

• box​

Singular

A singular noun ending in s, x, z, ch, sh makes the plural by adding-es.

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• pennies

• spies

• babies

• cities

• daisies

Plural

• penny

• spy

• baby

• city

• daisy​

Singular

A singular noun ending in a consonant and then y makes the plural by dropping the y and adding -ies.

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Irregular Nouns​

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• women

• men

• child​ren

• teeth

• feet

Plural

• woman

• man

• child​

• tooth

• foot​

Singular

There are some irregular noun plurals. The most common ones are listed below.

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• people

• ​leaves

• mice

• geese

• halves

Plural

• person

• ​leaf

• mouse

• goose​

• half​

Singular

There are some irregular noun plurals. The most common ones are listed below.

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• knives

• ​wives

• lives

• elves

• ​loaves

Plural

• knife

• ​wife

• life

• elf

• ​loaf

Singular

There are some irregular noun plurals. The most common ones are listed below.

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• potatoes

• tomatoes

• cacti

• foci

• fungi​

Plural

• potato

• tomato

• cactus

• focus

• fungus

Singular

There are some irregular noun plurals. The most common ones are listed below.

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• nuclei

• syllabi/syllabuses

• analyses

• diagnoses

• oases

Plural

• nucleus

• syllabus

• analysis

• diagnosis

• oasis

Singular

There are some irregular noun plurals. The most common ones are listed below.

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• theses

• crises

• phenomena

• criteria

• data

Plural

• thesis

• crisis

• phenomenon

• criterion

• datum

Singular

There are some irregular noun plurals. The most common ones are listed below.

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• The news is at 6.30 p.m.

• Athletics is good for young people.

• Linguistics is the study of language.

• Darts is a popular game in England.

• Billiards is played all over the world.

Plural

• news

• athletics

• linguistics

• darts

• billiards

Singular

Irregular verb/noun agreement

​Some nouns have a plural form but take a singular verb.

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My trousers are too tight. Her jeans are black. Those glasses are his.

Plural

• trousers

• jeans

• glasses

Singular

Some nouns have a fixed plural form and take a plural verb. They are not used in the singular, or they have a different meaning in the singular. Nouns like this include: trousers, jeans, glasses, savings, thanks, steps, stairs, customs, congratulations, tropics, wages, spectacles, outskirts, goods, wits

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Instructions

Write the plural/singular form of the following nouns.​

Subject | Subject

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Fill in the Blank

child

Fill in the Blank

person

Fill in the Blank

knives

Fill in the Blank

teeth

Fill in the Blank

potato

Fill in the Blank

tomatoes

Fill in the Blank

woman

Fill in the Blank

man

Fill in the Blank

geese

Fill in the Blank

cactus

​Well done!

Now you are ready for your quiz!

Copy and answer the following Singular nouns and fill on the right with the irregular plural form.

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