A noun refers to only one thing or person it is said to be Singular.
A noun refers to more than one thing or person of the same kind,It is said to be Plural.
Changing
from singular to plural
1.Most nouns form the plural form by
simply adding
the letter s
to the singular form of the word.
Singular Plural
Cat Cats
2.To form the Plural of noun ending in sh,ch,s,ss, x ,z,or zz add es to the singular noun.
Singular Plural
Box Boxes
Glass Glasses
3.If a singular noun ends in y and there is a consonant before it, then the y is change to i and es is added to the noun to form its plural form.
Singular PluralButterfly Butterflies
Singular Plural
Monkey Monkeys
5.Some nouns that end in f, fe or ff form the plural by changing the final f form to ves.
Singular Plural
Wolf Wolves
6.Some noun ending in f ,form the plural by adding s to singular noun.
Singular Plural
Roof Roofs
7.Some others have two forms of the plural.
Singular Plural
Scarf Scarfs /Scarves
8.Some noun ending o ,add s to the singular noun to form the plural noun.
Singular Plural
Radio Radios
9.Some noun ending in o ,add es to the singular noun.
Singular Plural
Tomato Tomatoes
10.Others that form the plural with both s and es include.
Singular Plural
Buffalo Buffalos / Buffaloes
Cargo Cargos / Cargoes
There are some nouns
that form the plurals differently.
11.Some nouns change their vowels in the middle of the
singular form when
forming the plural.
Singular Plural
Goose Geese
Foot Feet
Man Men
Mouse Mice
Woman Women
Tooth Teeth
Person People
12.Several noun form the plural by adding the letters en.
Singular Plural
Child Children
Ox Oxen
13.There are a number of animals that have the same singular and plural form.
Singular Plural
Deer Deer
Moose Moose
Sheep Sheep
Swine Swine
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ReplyDeleteJust like twin and twins
Pulral my Brothers are Boys But my sisters are Girls jaji of singular
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