Singular And Plural Nouns Flashcards
What is a singular noun?
A singular noun refers to one person, place, thing, or idea.
What is a plural noun?
A plural noun refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
How do most nouns form their plural?
Most nouns form their plural by adding ‘-s’ to the end.
Examples: cat → cats, house → houses, idea → ideas
What is the rule for nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z?
Add ‘-es.’
Examples: bus → buses, glass → glasses, dish → dishes, church → churches, box → boxes, quiz → quizzes
What is the rule for nouns ending in consonant + -y?
Change the -y to -i and add ‘-es.’
Examples: baby → babies, city → cities, story → stories
What is the rule for nouns ending in vowel + -y?
Just add ‘-s.’
Examples: boy → boys, day → days, toy → toys
What is the rule for nouns ending in -f or -fe?
Often change the -f or -fe to -v and add ‘-es.’
Examples: leaf → leaves, wife → wives, knife → knives (but exceptions exist: roof → roofs, chief → chiefs)
What is the rule for nouns ending in -o?
Usually add ‘-es,’ but some just add ‘-s.’
Examples: potato → potatoes, tomato → tomatoes (but: photo → photos, piano → pianos, zoo → zoos)
What are irregular plurals?
Some nouns have completely different plural forms.
Examples: child → children, man → men, woman → women, tooth → teeth, foot → feet, person → people, mouse → mice, ox → oxen
What are uncountable nouns?
These nouns usually do not have a plural form (e.g., water, air, advice, information). We use quantifiers like ‘some,’ ‘much,’ ‘a lot of,’ etc., with them.
Give an example of a singular noun in a sentence.
The cat sat on the mat.
Give an example of a plural noun in a sentence.
The cats sat on the mats.
Give another example of a singular noun in a sentence.
The child played in the park.
Give another example of a plural noun in a sentence.
The children played in the park.
