Plural vs singular

Plural vs singular Singular Plural This is a . . . These are . . . That is an . . . Those are . . . It is a . . .

Most singular nouns form the plural by adding -s. A singular noun ending in s, x, z, ch, sh makes the plural by adding-es. Singular Plural boat boats house houses cat cats river rivers Singular Plural bus buses wish wishes pitch pitches box boxes A singular noun ending in a consonant and then y makes the plural by dropping the y and adding-ies. Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the plural. Singular Plural Family families spy spies baby babies city cities daisy daisies Singular Plural sheep fish deer species aircraft

Irregular nouns Singular Plural woman women man men child children tooth teeth foot feet person people datum data Singular Plural leaf leaves mouse mice goose geese half halves knife knives wife wives life lives

These (person)  are protesting against the president.  The (woman)  over there want to meet the manager.  My (child)  hate eating pasta.  I am ill. My (foot)  hurt. Muslims kill (sheep)  in a religious celebration. I clean my (tooth)  three times a day.  The (student )  are doing the exercise right now.  The (fish)  I bought is in the fridge.  They are sending some (man)  to fix the roof.  Most (housewife)  work more than ten hours a day at home. Where did you put the (knife)  ? (Goose)  like water. (Piano)  are expensive Some (policeman)  came to arrest him.

city -  . house -  . boy -  . family -  . life -  . photo -  . phone -  . sandwich -  . nurse -  . elf -  . phenomenon -  . criterion -  . village -  . toy - 

They ate some (tomato) . You can put (sugar)  in your tea. We have to buy new (furniture) . I need to wash my (hair) . We had lots of (fun) . The Milford have a lot of (money) . How many (people)  were at the cinema with you? Could you give some (information)  on your project? In this hotel, (family)  are very welcome. Those (man)  seem to be very tired.