2.11 Nouns (Page 102)

Singular and Plural Nouns

This table shows how to change Singular nouns into Plural nouns

Type of Noun	Plural form	Examples
Most nouns	By adding –s to the  word	hen-hens, tree-trees, bag-bags
Nouns ending in a consonant and –y	By replacing –y with –i and adding –es to the word	butterfly-butterflies, army-armies, baby-babies
Nouns ending in a vowel and –y	By adding –s to the word	monkey-monkeys, day-days, toy-toys
Nouns ending in –o	By adding –s or –es	video-videos, potato-potatoes, mosquito-mosquitoes
Nouns ending in –sh, -ch, -x, -s, -ss	By adding –es	Box-boxes, brush-brushes, stitch-stitches
Nouns ending in –f or –fe	By changing the –f or –fe to –v and adding –es	calf-calves, wolf-wolves, hoof-hooves
Compound nouns	By adding –s to the main word	brother-in-law-brothers-in-law
Irregular nouns	No particular rule to the change into plural form	goose-geese, child-children, mouse-mice, man-men
Same form for singular and plural	No change to the word	deer-deer, bison-bison

 

A. Complete the sentences by using the plural form of the word given in the brackets.

1. The ….dogs…. (dog) fought over a bone.

 2. This book is full of amazing ….stories…. (story).

3.  Get me a couple of books form those ….shelves…. (shelf).

4. The farmer bought a pair of ….oxen…. (ox) from the neighbouring town.

5. None of the ….switches…. (switch) in this roomis working.

6. How many ….countries…. (country) participated in the World Cup Tournament?

7. Please clear the ….dishes…. (dish) from the table.

8. What are your ….hobbies…. (hobby)?

9. The ground is covered with dry ….leaves…. (leaf).

10. The shepherd was worried that he had lost ten ….sheep…. (sheep).