Singular and Plural Nouns Quiz

Singular and Plural Nouns

• Nouns can refer to one or more objects.
• Singular nouns refer to one object.
• Plural nouns refer to more than one object.
• Plural nouns usually end in -s or -es.

Forming Plural Nouns

• Add -s:
  • Example: duck - ducks, tower - towers
• Add -es:
  • Nouns ending in s, ss, ch, sh, and x:
    • Examples: bus - buses, brush - brushes, church - churches, glass - glasses, box - boxes
• Add -s:
  • Nouns ending in a vowel and y:
    • Examples: toy - toys, monkey - monkeys
• Change y to i and add -es:
  • Nouns ending in a consonant and y:
    • Examples: fly - flies, cherry - cherries
• Add -s:
  • Some nouns ending in f or fe:
    • Examples: hoof - hoofs, giraffe - giraffes
• Change f or fe to v and add -es:
  • Most nouns ending in f or fe:
    • Examples: knife - knives, leaf - leaves
• Add -es:
  • Some nouns ending in a consonant and o:
    • Examples: mango - mangoes, tomato - tomatoes
• Add -s:
  • Nouns ending in a vowel and o:
    • Examples: radio - radios, video - videos

Irregular Nouns

• Some nouns have plural forms that don't follow the regular rules for adding -s or -es. These are called irregular nouns.
• Examples:
  • man - men
  • sheep - sheep
  • tooth - teeth
  • deer - deer