Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular Nouns A singular noun names one person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural Nouns A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

Is the noun singular or plural? 1.houses plural 2.baby singular 3.church singular

Is the noun singular or plural? 1.tables plural 2.books plural 3.bus singular

Plurals of Regular Nouns RULE Add s. Add es. Change y to i and add es. EXAMPLE fossil/fossils box/boxes beach/beaches lady/ladies fly/flies

Add es to make nouns plural that end with: sbus ◦buses xtax ◦taxes chbench ◦benches shdish ◦dishes

Change the y to an i and add es to make nouns plural that end with a consonant and a y: lady ◦ladies fry ◦fries

Plurals of Irregular Nouns RULE Change f to v and add s or es. Change the form. No change. EXAMPLE shelf/shelves life/lives man/men tooth/teeth fish/fishdeer/deer

Some nouns that end in f or fe change to ves when made plural: calf ◦calves knife ◦knives

Some nouns do not change at all when made plural: sheep ◦sheep deer ◦deer

Some nouns become a new word when made plural: man ◦men goose ◦geese

Can you make these nouns plural? half halves foot feet piano pianos spy spies

Can you make these nouns plural? brush brushes mouse mice memo memos shelf shelves

Can you make these nouns plural? child children leaf leaves thief thieves woman women

Can you make these nouns plural? fish photo photos die dice