Category : 2nd Class
Singular/Plural
A noun that denotes one person, place, animal, or thing is called singular noun.
For example: doctor, fan, glass, box, bottle, etc.
A noun that denotes more than one person place animal, or thing is called plural noun.
For example: balls, pens, books, toffees, keys, etc.
However, some nouns exist only in plural forms.
For example: jeans, scissors, tongs, etc.
Plurals are formed by joining |
Singular Plural |
Class Classes |
Echo Echoes |
Branch Branches |
Box Boxes |
Watch watches |
Buffalo Buffaloes |
Hero Heroes |
Some nouns ending in 'y' take '-ies' to form the plurals. |
Singular Plural |
Baby Babies |
Army Armies |
Story Stories |
City Cities |
Lady Ladies |
Pony Ponies |
Several nouns ending in '-F or '-fe take '-ves' to form the plurals, |
|
Singular |
Plural |
Knife |
Knives |
Calf |
Calves |
Wife |
Wives |
Wolf |
Wolves |
Leaf |
Leaves |
Shelf |
Shelves |
Some nouns change the vowels in the words to form the plurals, |
Singular Plural |
Man Men |
Goose Geese |
Woman Women |
Tooth Teeth |
Mouse Mice |
Some nouns take '-en' to form the plurals. |
Singular Plural |
Ox Oxen |
Child Children |
Some nouns remain the same whether in the singular or in the plural forms. |
Singular Plural |
Swine Swine |
Sheep Sheep |
Deer Deer |
Some nouns exist only in the plural forms.
For example: scissors, tongs, spectacles, drawers, billiards, etc.
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