NOUNS

SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS:

*s ending

one cat
two cats
one dog
two dogs
one boy
two boys
one apple
two apples
one girl
two girls

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Make these singular nouns plural

pencil ........... camera ............. telephone ..............book ...............
bird .............. newspaper ......... banana ................. chair ..............
spoon .......... cup ............


* ies ending

Words ending in consonant +y: y changes into i + es

one baby two babies
one fly two flies
one city two cities

Make these singular nouns plural

lorry .............. family .............. dictionary ...............

*es ending


Words ending in: ch, x, sh, ss, s

a match two matches
a bus two buses
a glass two glasses
a box two boxes


*We add es to a few words ending in o

a potato two potatoes
a tomato two tomatoes


Make these singular nouns plural

address ................ waitress ...................... dish .................
watch .................. sandwich ................... dress ...............
church ................. beach ........................


*Irregular plurals

a tooth two teeth
a foot two feet
a man two men
a mouse four mice
a woman two women
an ox two oxen
a child two children
a louse two lice
a person two people

Make these singular nouns plural

a foot ................ a fish ...............
a goose .............

*If the word finishes with -f, -fe ;we omit -f ,-fe and add -ves

thief thieves
wolf wolves


Make these singular nouns  plural

wife .................... life ....................
leaf .................... calf ....................
hoof .................... half ....................
handkerchief ....................
 17. Write the plurals :
a cup of tea two cups of tea a glass of milk……………………
a pair of socks …………………… a slice of bread……………………
a bottle of milk ……………………
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* Some nouns have the same form in singular and the plural

a) some kinds of animals;
(sheep, deer) and fish; (trout, cod, salmon, etc)
b) the words aircraft, spacecraft, hovercraft, etc.
e.g. One hovercraft was approaching the port.
Two hovercraft were approaching the port.
s:c) Some nouns ending in
Crossroads, means, series, works, etc.
e.g. A car is a means of transport.
Cars are a means of transport.