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    Singular and Plural Nouns
    A singular noun refers to just one* person, place, thing, or idea. But a plural noun refers to more
    than one person, place, thing, or idea.

    Most plural nouns are formed by adding '-s' to the end of the nouns.

    Singular Nouns Plural Nouns


    cat cats
    boy boys
    cup cups
    pencil pencils
    desk desks
    apple apples

    Spelling
    If a singular noun ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh, the plural form is created by adding "-es".

    Singular Nouns Plural Nouns


    church churches
    boss bosses
    dish dishes
    box boxes
    quiz quizzes

    For nouns ending in f or fe, change f to v and add es.


     wolf – wolves
     wife – wives
     leaf – leaves
     life – lives

    If a singular noun ends in a consonant followed by "-y", the plural form is created by replacing
    the "-y" with "-ies".

    Singular Nouns Plural Nouns


    city cities
    baby babies

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    Irregular Nouns
    Some nouns have irregular plural forms. For example:

    Singula Plural
    r

    woman women

    man men

    child children

    tooth teeth

    foot feet

    person people

    leaf leaves

    mouse mice

    goose geese

    half halves

    knife knives

    wife wives

    life lives

    elf elves

    loaf loaves

    potato potatoes

    tomato tomatoes

    cactus cacti

    focus foci

    fungus fungi

    nucleus nuclei

    syllabus syllabi/
    syllabuses

    analysis analyses

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    Singula Plural
    r

    diagnosi diagnoses
    s

    oasis oases

    thesis theses

    crisis crises

    phenom phenomena
    enon

    criterion criteria

    datum data

    Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the plural.
    Examples

    Singul Plura
    ar l

    sheep sheep

    fish fish

    deer deer

    species speci
    es

    aircraft aircra
    ft

    Exercise 1: Identify the Noun forms


    1. The dog likes to play with his toy. (Singular/Plural)
    2. She bought some new shoes. (Singular/Plural)
    3. There are several books on the shelf. (Singular/Plural)
    4. He gave his friend a gift. (Singular/Plural)
    5. The baby is sleeping in her cradle. (Singular/Plural)
    6. The children are playing in the garden. (Singular/Plural)
    7. She has a beautiful flower in her hair. (Singular/Plural)

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    8. The doors of the car are open. (Singular/Plural)

    Exercise 2: Fill in the blanks


    Fill in the blanks with the correct form of the noun in brackets.

    1. There are many _____ (sheep) in the field.


    2. She has three _____ (child) at home.
    3. We have two _____ (antenna) on our roof.
    4. I need to buy a new _____ (toothbrush).
    5. There are a few _____ (mouse) in the kitchen.
    6. There are many _____ (foot) prints on the path.

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