Singular and Plural Nouns

​🐻 Singular and Plural Nouns

Learn how to tell when we’re talking about one or more than one!

What Is a Noun?

A noun is a word that names a person, place, thing, or idea.

Examples:

• Person → teacher

• Place → park

• Thing → dog

• Idea → happiness

Text:
A singular noun means only one person, place, or thing.

Examples:

• cat

• pencil

• book

💡 Think: “Single = one.”

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​Singular Nouns

A plural noun means more than one person, place, or thing.

Examples:

• cats

• pencils

• books

💡 Hint: We usually add -s or -es to make a word plural.

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​Plural Nouns

How to Make Plurals

There are different ways to make plural nouns!

Rule	Example
Add -s	dog → dogs
Add -es (after s, x, ch, sh, or z)	box → boxes
Change y → ies	baby → babies
Irregular (changes completely)	man → men, mouse → mice

Match

Match the Singular Nouns with Their Plurals

• apple

• child

• dish

• city

• foot

apples

children

dishes

cities

feet

• apples

• children

• dishes

• cities

• feet

Multiple Choice

Decide if the word is singular or plural.

"Cars"

• Singular

• Plural

Multiple Choice

Decide if the word is singular or plural.

"House"

• Singular

• Plural

Multiple Choice

Decide if the word is singular or plural.

"Monkeys"

• Singular

• Plural

Multiple Choice

Decide if the word is singular or plural.

"Shoe"

• Singular

• Plural

Multiple Choice

Decide if the word is singular or plural.

"Boxes"

• Singular

• Plural

Multiple Choice

Which word is plural?

• book

• pencil

• birds

• apple

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of bus?

• bus

• buses

• busies

• bus's

Multiple Choice

What is the singular form of children?

• childs

• child

• child's

• childs'

Multiple Choice

Which sentence uses a plural noun?

• The dog ran fast.

• The dogs ran fast.

• The dog’s tail wagged.

• The puppy is small.

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of leaf?

• leaf

• leaves

• leafes

• leef