Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular and Plural Nouns

by Pausha Kumar

​Singular Noun

​One of something.

When the person/place/animal/thing is just one, it is a singular noun.

​Eg: car

​Plural Noun

​When the noun is more than one, it is a plural noun.

​Eg: cars

​Let's learn the rules to make plural nouns.

​Rule # 1 - add -s at the end to make a plural noun.

• ​dog

• ​girl

• ​book

• ​park

• ​van

• ​pencil

• ​bird

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of dog

• dogs

• dogies

• doges

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of book

• bookes

• bookies

• books

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of park

• parks

• parkes

• parkss

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of girl

• girles

• girls

• girlies

​Rule #2 - add -es at the end to make a plural noun

Singular noun that end with a sh, ch, x, z, s, or ss​, add an -es at the end to make a plural noun.

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​Remember the nouns that end with a hissing sound, add -es at the end make a plural noun.

​Eg: glass, box, bus, dish

​Nouns that end with a hissing sound, add -es at the end to make plurals.

• ​box - boxes

• ​glass - glasses

• ​dish - dishes

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of kiss

• kiss

• kisses

• kissss

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of bush

• bushs

• bushes

• bushss

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of bench

• benchs

• benches

• benchss

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of brush

• brushss

• brushs

• brushes

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of quiz

• quizes

• Quizss

• quizies

​Rule #3 - drop the -y and add -ies

When the -y follows a consonant, drop the -y and add -ies.

Eg:

Kitty -- Kitties​

​baby --babies

​fly --flies

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Multiple Choice

Lets try: Select the plural of cherry.

Remember -When the -y follows a consonant, drop the -y and add -ies.

• cherries

• cherryes

• cherrys

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of lady.

Remember -When the -y follows a consonant, drop the -y and add -ies.

• ladys

• ladies

• ladyss

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of puppy.

Remember -When the -y follows a consonant, drop the -y and add -ies.

• puppies

• puppyies

• puppyyes

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of party.

Remember -When the -y follows a consonant, drop the -y and add -ies.

• partyys

• parties

• partyies

Fill in the Blank

Plural of activity is _________________.

Fill in the Blank

Plural of city is ___________.

Remember -When the -y follows a consonant, drop the -y and add -ies.

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of berry.

Remember -When the -y follows a consonant, drop the -y and add -ies.

• berryies

• berries

• bearyss

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of daisy.

Remember -When the -y follows a consonant, drop the -y and add -ies.

• daisyies

• daisys

• daisies

​​Remember

When the -y follows a vowel, simply add an -s to the end.

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​Eg:

​Holiday - Holidays

Birthday - Birthdays

Turkey - Turkeys

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Multiple Choice

Select the plural of key.

Remember -When the -y follows a vowel, simply add -s to the end.

• keys

• keyes

• keies

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of tray.

Remember -When the -y follows a vowel, simply add -s to the end.

• trays

• trayes

• trayies

Multiple Choice

Select the plural of monkey.

Remember -When the -y follows a vowel, simply add -s to the end.

• monkeyies

• monkies

• monkeys

Poll

How confidant are you with the rules of Plural nouns?

• Super confidant

• Confidant

• I need more support