plurals rules and practice

Plurals rule chart • Add more examples for each rule.

Rules Singular Plural Most nouns just add s. cat cats

Many nouns ending with a consonant + y change the y to i and add es.

baby babies

Nouns ending with a vowel + y just add s.

toy toys

Nouns ending with ch, sh, ss or x add es.

church churches

Many nouns ending with f or fe change this to a v and add es.

loaf loaves

Nouns ending with a vowel + o add s.

radio radios

Nouns ending with a consonant + o add es.

volcano volcanoes

Plurals rule chart • Complete the missing singulars and plurals. • Add more examples for each rule.

Rules Singular Plural Most nouns just add s. cat


babies


toy


church


loaves


radio


volcano

Plurals rule chart • Complete the missing singulars and plurals. • Add more examples for each rule.

Rules Singular Plural Most nouns just add s.







Plurals rule chart • Complete the rules to remind yourself how to change singulars to plurals. • Complete the missing singulars and plurals. • Add more examples for each rule.

Rules Singular Plural Most nouns just add

Many nouns ending with a consonant + y change the y to and add .

Nouns ending with a vowel + y just add

Nouns ending with ch, sh, ss or x add

Many nouns ending with f or fe change this to a and add

Nouns ending with a vowel + o add

Nouns ending with a consonant + o add

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Singular and Plural Nouns

A singular noun names one person, place, or thing.

example: A lizard crawls on top of the rock.

There is only one lizard in the sentence, so the word lizard is a singluar noun.

Also, there is only one rock in the sentence, so the word rock is a singluar noun too.

A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.

example: Two rabbits ran through the trees.

There is more than one rabbit, so the word rabbit is a plural noun.

Also, there is more than one tree, so the word trees is a plural noun too.

Directions: Underline the noun in each sentence below. On the line

next to the sentence, tell whether the noun is singular or

plural.

1. The squirrel is running fast. _______________________

2. Three of the plates are round. _______________________

3. My grandmother is very kind. _______________________

4. They gave her a nice gift. _______________________

5. Answer the telephone, please. _______________________

6. My crayons are broken. _______________________

7. Have you seen my keys? _______________________

8. That map is old. _______________________

9. It flew in the sky. _______________________

10. The store will open tomorrow. _______________________

11. There are ten fish. _______________________

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Singluar and Plural Nouns

A singluar noun names one person, place, or thing.

example: A lizard crawls on top of the rock.

There is only one lizard in the sentence, so the word lizard is a singluar noun.

Also, there is only one rock in the sentence, so the word rock is a singluar noun too.

A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing.

example: Two rabbits ran through the trees.

There is more than one rabbit, so the word rabbit is a plural noun.

Also, there is more than one tree, so the word tree is a singular noun too.

Directions: Underline the noun in each sentence below. On the line

next to the sentence, tell whether the noun is singular or

plural.

1. The squirrel is running fast. singular

2. Three of the plates are round. plural

3. My grandmother is very kind. singular

4. They gave her a nice gift. singular

5. Answer the telephone, please. singular

6. My crayons are broken. plural

7. Have you seen my keys? plural

8. That map is old. singular

9. It flew in the sky. singular

10. The store will open tomorrow. singular

11. There are ten fish. plural



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Singular and Plural Nouns

Directions: Underline the nouns in each sentence below. Above

each noun, write an S if the noun is singular or write a

P if the noun is plural.

S P

example: Yesterday, the lake was filled with boats. (2 nouns)

1. We went to the store to buy two lamps. (2 nouns)

2. The notebook was filled with colorful drawings. (2 nouns)

3. That lady drives too fast. (1 noun)

4. Have you read all of the books on that shelf? (2 nouns)

5. The teacher assigned a project for her students to complete. (3 nouns)

6. Tonight I will clean the dishes in the kitchen. (2 nouns)

7. The nice man cleaned the chimney with his broom. (3 nouns)

8. The towels next to the pool were wet. (2 nouns)



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Singular and Plural Nouns - ANSWER KEY

Directions: Underline the nouns in each sentence below. Above

each noun, write an S if the noun is singular or write a

P if the noun is plural.

S P

example: Yesterday, the lake was filled with boats. (2 nouns)

S P

1. We went to the store to buy two lamps. (2 nouns)

S P

2. The notebook was filled with colorful drawings. (2 nouns)

S

3. That lady drives too fast. (1 noun)

P S

4. Have you read all of the books on that shelf? (2 nouns)

S S P

5. The teacher assigned a project for her students to complete. (3 nouns)

P S

6. Tonight I will clean the dishes in the kitchen. (2 nouns)

S S S

7. The nice man cleaned the chimney with his broom. (3 nouns)

P S

8. The towels next to the pool were wet. (2 nouns)



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Plural Nouns that Don't Follow the Rules

Sometimes you don't add -s or -es to a noun to make it plural.

Read each sentence. Figure out the plural of the word in

parenthesis and write it on the line. If you need help, look the

word up in the dictionary.

1. Mrs. Jones has two ________________________. (child)

2. A flock of ________________________ just flew overhead. (goose)

3. Three ________________________ scurried through the kitchen. (mouse)

4. Mother cut the sandwich into two ________________________. (half)

5. The dental hygienist cleaned my ________________________. (tooth)

6. The ________________________ at the bus stop had umbrellas. (woman)

7. Grandpa sharpened the ________________________ in the kitchen. (knife)

8. Those ________________________ were making a lot of noise. (person)

9. Mama bought two ________________________ of bread. (loaf)

10. The ________________________ were fixing the hole in the street. (man)

11. I heard a pack of ________________________ in the forest. (wolf)

12. The farmer had a dozen ________________________. (sheep)



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Plural Nouns that Don't Follow the RulesANSWER KEY

Sometimes you don't add -s or -es to a noun to make it plural.

Read each sentence. Figure out the plural of the word in

parenthesis and write it on the line. If you need help, look the

word up in the dictionary.

1. Mrs. Jones has two children. (child)

2. A flock of geese just flew overhead. (goose)

3. Three mice scurried through the kitchen. (mouse)

4. Mother cut the sandwich into two halves. (half)

5. The dental hygienist cleaned my teeth. (tooth)

6. The women at the bus stop had umbrellas. (woman)

7. Grandpa sharpened the knives in the kitchen. (knife)

8. Those people were making a lot of noise. (person)

9. Mama bought two loaves of bread. (loaf)

10. The men were fixing the hole in the street. (man)

11. I heard a pack of wolves in the forest. (wolf)

12. The farmer had a dozen sheep. (sheep)



Types of Word How to make the word plural ExampleMost words that end in –s, -x, -z, -ch, -sh Add –es. wish → wishes

Some words that end in -f Change the –f to a –v then add –es. wolf → wolves

Words that end in -ife Change the –ife to –ive and add –s. wife → wives

Words that end in consonant + y Change the –y to an –i then add –es. berry → berries

Some words, particularly types of fish Don’t change. salmon → salmon

Some words ending in –o Add –es (some are just add –s, somecan be –es or –s). tomato → tomatoes

Some other words Change almost completely. person → people

Most other words Just add –s. cat → cats

Use the above rules to help you write the plural of each of these words.potato shelf hutch mouse dog

life child buggy half deer

poppy tooth shirt boss leaf

knife box tuna nappy foot

loaf fly hero key man

curtain sheep match goose elf

pencil glass book thief penny

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