Learning Singular And Plural Nouns

1. Plural and
Singular Nouns
Prepared by :
Nanthini
Satgunasingam

2. SINGULAR
PRONOUN
• A Singular noun means one
item only.
• Examples of singular nouns
are bed, boy, girl, book, house
and cat.

3. SINGULAR PRONUNS
 Example :
A lizard crawls on top of the rock .
 There is only one lizard in the
sentence, so the word lizard is a
singular noun.
 Also, here is only one rock in the
sentence, so, the word rock is a
singular noun too.

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

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

6. Write P if the noun below is
plural. Write S if the noun
below is singular.
1. houses
2. baby
3. church
4. tables
5. books
6. bus

7. Write P if the noun below is
plural. Write S if the noun
below is singular.
1. Houses P
2. baby S
3. church S
4. tables P
5. books P
6. bus S

8. Add es to make nouns
plural that end with:
 s
 bus es
 x
 tax es
 ch
 bench es
 sh
 dish es

9. Add ies to make nouns
plural that end with a
consonant and a y:
lady
 lad ies
fry
 fr ies

10. Some nouns that end in f
or fe change to ves when
made plural:
calf
 cal ves
knife
 kni ves

11. Some nouns that end in o
change to es when made
plural. Some change to
s:
kangaroo
 kangar oos
potato
 potat oes

12. Some nouns do not
change at all when made
plural:
sheep
 sheep
deer
 deer

13. Some nouns become a
new word when made
plural:
man
 men
goose
 g ee se

14. Can you make these
nouns plural?
1. half
2. foot
3. piano
4. spy
5. brush

15. Can you make these
nouns plural?
1. halves
2. feet
3. pianos
4. spies
5. brushes

16. Can you make these
nouns plural?
1. mouse
2. memo
3. shelf
4. leaf
5. child

17. Can you make these
nouns plural?
1. mice
2. memos
3. shelves
4. leaves
5. children

18. Can you make these
nouns plural?
1. thief
2. woman
3. fish
4. photo
5. die

19. Can you make these
nouns plural?
1. thieves
2. women
3. fish
4. photos
5. dice

20. THANK YOU