There are two types of Number of Nouns
1) Singular
- The nouns baby and toy stand for one person, animal or thing.
- They are, therefore, said to be Singular Number.
A noun which is used for only one person, animal or thing is said to be in the Singular Number.
- Example:
2. The man filled the glass.
3. A wolf killed the sheep.
2) Plural
A noun which is used for more than one person, animal or thing is said to be in the Plural Number.
- Example:
2. The men filled the glasses.
3. Wolves killed the sheep.
Rules Of Forming The Plural Of Nouns
Rule 1: Most Singular Nouns form their Plurals by adding –s.
Example:
Rule 2: Nouns that ends in –s, -ss, -x, -sh, or –ch form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular
Rule 3: Noun that ends in –y, and the –y has a consonant before it, its Plural is formed by changing –y into –ies; as,
Rule 4: But if the Noun ends in –y, and the –y has a vowel before it, its Plural is formed by adding –s to the Singular
Rule 5: Noun that ends in –f or –fe form their Plurals by changing –f or –fe into –ves
Exception : But the following Nouns form their Plurals by simply adding –s to the Singular
Example:
Rule 6: Nouns that ends in –o, if they have a consonant before them, generally form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular
Exception : But the following Nouns form their Plurals by simply adding –s to the Singular
Example:
Rule 7: The following Nouns form their Plurals by a change of the inside vowel
Example:
Rule 8: The following Nouns form their Plurals in –en or –ren
Example:
Rule 9: The following Nouns have the same form for the Plural as for the Singular.
Example:
Practice Exercise
Q1) Write the plural form of each singular noun given below.day __________________
bee __________________
eye __________________
face __________________
rose __________________
patch __________________
batch __________________
glass __________________
bunch__________________
catch __________________
lady __________________
baby __________________
body __________________
penny__________________
city __________________
Q2) Write the plural form of each singular noun given below.
duty ____________________
family____________________
daisy ____________________
pony ____________________
sky ____________________
army ____________________
chimney____________________
donkey____________________
joy ____________________
key ____________________
way ____________________
calf ____________________
leaf ____________________
loaf ____________________
shelf ___________________