Plural and Singular Nouns

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Plural Nouns
A plural form of a
noun names more
than one. It usually
ends with s or es.

Write P if the noun below is plural.

Write S if the noun below is
singular.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

houses
baby
church
tables
books
bus

ANSWERS

Write P if the noun below is plural.

Write S if the noun below is
singular.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.

Houses
baby
church
tables
books
bus

P
S
S
P
P
S

Add es to make nouns plural that

end with:

Ch

sh

Add ies to make nouns plural that

end with a consonant and a y:
lady
ladies

fry
fries

Some nouns that end in f or fe

change to ves when made plural:
calf
calves

knife
knives

Some nouns that end in o change

to es when made plural. Some
change to s:

kangaroo
kangaroos

potato
potatoes

Some nouns do not change at all

when made plural:

sheep
sheep

deer
deer

Some nouns become a new word

when made plural:

man
men

goose
geese

Can you make these nouns plural?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

half
foot
piano
spy
brush

ANSWERS

Can you make these nouns plural?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

halves
feet
pianos
spies
brushes

Can you make these nouns plural?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

mouse
memo
shelf
leaf
child

ANSWERS

Can you make these nouns plural?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

mice
memos
shelves
leaves
children

Can you make these nouns plural?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

thief
woman
fish
photo
die

ANSWERS

Can you make these nouns plural?

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

thieves
women
fish
photos
dice

Adjectives
Adjectives are never plural.

Those are beautifuls houses.

beautiful
adjective
That is an olds book.
old

adjective

Count and Non-Count Nouns

In English, we have countable and non-countable nouns.
Some examples of countable and non-countable nouns are
below.
Countable Nouns
chair

More NonCountable
Nouns

Non-Countable Nouns
love

student

money

day

weather

song

food

computer

fruit

room

furniture

Countable Nouns
Countable nouns can have singular and plural forms and
can be counted numerically. Most countable nouns can be
made plural by adding s or es.

book

books

3 books

box

boxes

2 boxes

Non-Countable Nouns
Non-countable nouns have only one form and cant be
counted numerically. Look at the examples below.

monies
one money
healths
two health

money
money
health
health

Non-Countable Nouns
Non-countable nouns cannot take the plural s or es or
an article (a, an).

a furniture

furniture

furnitures

furniture

a news

news

newses

news

Irregular Plural Nouns

Some nouns have an irregular plural form. Look at
the examples below.

woman
child

womans
childs

women
children

Noun Quantifiers
Words like, a few, a little, much, any, some, and many
are used differently depending on whether the noun in the
sentence is count or non-count.
a few
count nouns

a few Apples

a little
non-count nouns

a little flour

Noun Quantifiers
count nouns
many chairs
much
non-count nouns

much furniture

some
non-count nouns
count nouns

some furniture
some chairs

Noun Quantifiers
Any is used in negative sentences with count and
non-count nouns. Notice the difference in plural
and singular verbs.
any
count nouns

There arent any chairs.

any
non-count nouns

There isnt any furniture.

Agreement with Demonstrative Adjectives

Remember to make demonstrative adjectives (this, that, these,
those) agree with the nouns they modify.

This/That

singular

These/Those

plural

these room

these rooms

this rooms

this room

Appendix

Irregular Plural Nouns

woman women

deer deer

man men

calf calves

child children

wife wives

ox oxen

life lives

foot feet

half halves

tooth teeth

knife knives

goose geese

self selves

mouse mice

wolf wolves

louse lice

thief thieves

sheep sheep

leaf leaves

fish fish

shelf shelves