singular plural

There is a man collecting the oil palm fruits

The men are working in the paddy field.

The woman is putting the bottles into a box.

The women are arranging the boxes on the shelves.

There is a mouse eating under the coconut tree.

The cat caught some mice.

- Countable nouns can be in the form of singular and plural.

-A plural noun refers to more than one, or many.

a) Singular nouns show one thing of :* a person * an animal* a place * a thing

b) We put the articles ‘a’ or ‘an’ before singular countable nouns.

c) ‘A’ is put before any word that begins with a consonant.

Examples :1) My brother is a careless man.2) We cross the river using a canoe.

a) Plural nouns show two or more things of :* a person * an animal* a place * a thing

b) Plural nouns are divided into 2 groups1) regular plurals2) irregular plurals

Examples :1) We are good friends.2) They are Mr. Lee’s children.

CHANGING SINGULAR TO

PLURAL NOUNS

There are certain rules need to be followed

when we are changing singular noun to plural

noun

Rule No. 1

1Adding ‘s’ to the singular form in order to make them pluralSingular Plural Singular PluralCottage Cottages Girl Girls

Year Years Singer SingersMonth Months Pilot PilotsDay Days Peacock Peacocks

Noun Nouns Carrot CarrotsSong Songs Instrument InstrumentsStreet Streets Canoe CanoesPaper Papers Office OfficesRuler Rulers Bank Banks

Rule No. 2

2Adding -‘es’ to nouns that end with ‘s’, ‘sh’, ‘ch’ and ‘x’. Singular Plural Singular PluralAbacus Abacuses Sandwich SandwichesDress Dresses Crutch CrutchesBus Buses Watch Watches

Octopus Octopuses Coach CoachesFish Fishes Tax TaxesWish Wishes Fox FoxesBush Bushes Box BoxesClass Classes Glass Glasses

Church Churches Sash Sashes

Rule No. 3

3If the noun ends in ‘o’ and there is a consonant before the‘o’, the plural is usually formed by adding ‘s’ to the singular.

Singular Plural Singular PluralMotto Mottos Banjo Banjos

Kimono Kimonos Halo HalosPiano Pianos Zero ZerosSolo Solos Dynamo Dynamos

Video Videos Radio RadiosPhoto Photos Kangaroo Kangaroos

Rule No. 4

4 For some nouns, that end with ‘o’, we add ‘es’ to make them plural.

Singular Plural Singular PluralCargo Cargoes Buffalo BuffaloesEcho Echoes Mango MangoesHero Heroes Volcano Volcanoes

Tomato Tomatoes Potato Potatoes

Rule No. 5

5If the noun ends in ‘y’ and there is a consonant before the ‘y’, the plural is usually formed by changing ‘y’ to ‘i’ and add ’es’.Singular Plural Singular Plural

Story Stories Scenery SceneriesButterfly Butterflies Lady Ladies

Diary Diaries City CitiesCandy Candies Aunty AuntiesLorry Lorries Factory FactoriesBaby Babies Party PartiesArmy Armies Gallery Galleries

Country Countries Injury Injuries

Rule No. 6

6If the noun ends in ‘y’ and there is a vowel before the ‘y’, the plural is usually formed by changing ‘s’ to the singular.Singular Plural Singular Plural

Day Days Valley ValleysDonkey Donkeys Toy ToysMonkey Monkeys Guy Guys

Key Keys Play PlaysBoy Boys Way Ways

7 Changing ‘f’ , ‘fe’, to ‘ves’

Singular Plural Singular PluralElf Elves Calf Calves

Knife Knives Loaf LoavesHoof Hooves Wolf WolvesLeaf Leaves Wife WivesLife lives Thief Thieves

Rule No. 8

8 Adding ‘s’ to nouns ending with ‘f’ and ‘fe’

Singular Plural Singular PluralLift Lifts Beef Beefs

Roof Roofs Café CafesChief Chiefs Dwarf Dwarfs