Nouns – Numbers

A noun that denotes one person or thing is called Singular.
A noun that denotes more than one person or thing is called Plural.

How to form plurals:
  • By adding “s” to the singular:
    Boy
    Boys
    Girl
    Girls
    Shirt
    Shirts
    Pencil
    Pencils
    Table
    Tables
    Book
    Books
    Cow
    Cows
    Dog
    Dogs

  • By adding “es” to the nouns ending with “s”; “sh”; “ch”; “x”:
    Box
    Boxes
    Dress
    Dresses
    Bush
    Bushes
    Bench
    Benches
    Tax
    Taxes
    Class
    Classes
    Brush
    Brushes
    Branch
    Branches

  • By adding “es” to the nouns ending with “o”:
    Hero Heroes
    Buffalo Buffaloes
    Echo Echoes
    Mango Mangoes
    Potato Potatoes
    Tomato Tomatoes
    Volcano Volcanoes
    Negro Negroes

    Exceptions:
    Logo
    Logos
    Photo
    Photos
    Kilo
    Kilos
    Piano
    Pianos
    Commando
    Commandos
    Dynamo
    Dynamos
    Ratio
    Ratios
    Stereo
    Stereos

  • By changing “y” into “ies” in the nouns ending with “y”:
    Lady
    Ladies
    Baby
    Babies
    Story
    Stories
    City
    Cities
    Army
    Armies
    Pony
    Ponies
    Facility
    Facilities
    Country
    Countries

  • By adding “s” to the nouns ending with “y” and has a vowel before “y”:
    Key
    Keys
    Monkey
    Monkeys
    Donkey
    Donkeys
    Boy
    Boys
    Day
    Days
    Tray
    Trays
    Bay
    Bays
    Sunday
    Sundays

  • By changing “f” or “fe” into “ves” into words ending with “f” or “fe”:
    Thief Thieves
    Wife Wives
    Shelf Shelves
    Knife Knives
    Loaf Loaves
    Wolf Wolves
    Life Lives
    Leaf Leaves

    Exceptions
    Chief
    Chiefs
    Roof
    Roofs
    Gulf
    Gulfs
    Safe
    Safes
    Proof
    Proofs
    Serf
    Serfs

  • Some nouns take either “s” or “ves”:
    Hoof Hoofs or Hooves
    Dwarf Dwarfs or Dwarves

  • By changing the inside vowel of the singular:
    Man
    Men
    Woman
    Women
    Mouse
    Mice
    Tooth
    Teeth
    Goose
    Geese
    Foot
    Feet

  • Some nouns form their plural by adding “en”:
    Child
    Children
    Ox
    Oxen

  • Some nouns have same singular and plural:
    Sheep
    Sheep
    Deer
    Deer
    Dozen
    Dozen
    Pair
    Pair
    Hundred
    Hundred
    Score
    Score
    Pair
    Pair
    Dozen
    Dozen

  • Some nouns are only used in the plural form:
    Scissors, Tongs, Spectacles, Pincers
    Trousers, Jeans, Shorts, Pyjamas
    Assets, News, Thanks, Alms, Riches,
  • Some subjects:
    Mathematics, Physics, Economics
  • Some common diseases:
    Mumps, Measles, Rickets
  • Some games:
    Billiards
  • Some collective nouns are used as plurals:
    Cattle, Poultry, People
  • Compound nouns form their plurals “s” to the principal word:
    Son-in-law
    Sons-in-law
    Daughter-in-law
    Daughters-in-law
    Maid-servant
    Maid-servants
    Passer-by
    Passers-by
    Commander-in-chief
    Commanders-in-chief

  • Some nouns have one meaning in the singular and two meanings in the plural:
    Colour: Hue
    Colours: Hues/Flag
    Spectacle: A sight
    Spectacles: Sights/Eye-glasses

































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