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Singular nouns into plural form in an easy way, You will definitely
catch the main points and never make any mistake while changing
Singular nouns into plural form. First you should know that What are
Countable Noun and What are Uncountable Nouns then come to the
next point Singular number and Plural number.

Let’s Understand Carefully and after this you will get Exercises and
Worksheets for practice, answers are also given but try to do that
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Countable Nouns Definition

The names of things, objects and people which can be counted are
called countable nouns. For Example Cats, Dogs, Animals, Boys,
Cups, Tables, Chairs, Plants, etc. Generally we add a, an, many,
few, a few before countable nouns.

● Countable noun can be Singular or Plural.

● Common Nouns are usually countable noun.
● To ask about the number of countable nouns, we ask the
question ‘How many’?

Examples:
● a – a book, a day, a bag, a man, a school, etc.
● few – few apples, few vegetables, few friends, few
festivals, etc.
● many – may knives, many shoes, many spoons, etc.
● a few – a few boxes, a few hotels, a few nouns, etc.

Uncountable Noun Definition

The nouns which can not be counted are called uncountable nouns.
for example, Oil, Smoke, Rice, Sugar, Fear, Beauty, Anger, Art, love,
music, gas, power, furniture, luggage, butter, water etc.

● Uncountable nouns only have singular forms and they do

not have any plurals.
● Uncountable Nouns can be paired with words expressing
plural concepts like two cups of tea, two pair of shoes, a
spoonful of sugar.
● They are used to tell the quantity and not the number.
● Uncountable nouns usually cover: abstract nouns,
material nouns, collective nouns, and proper nouns.
● We can use ‘much’ and ‘little’ before them.

Examples:

● much- much salt, much sugar, much rice, much food,

etc.
● little – little oil, little cheese, little evidence, etc.

Countable Nouns/ Common nouns have Two Numbers: Singular

Number and Plural Number.

1. Singular Number
Singular number is the form of nouns that denotes one person,
place, thing.

For Example:

girl, brother, sister, mother, carpenter, man, snake, box, knife, cow,
book, pencil, cake, ball, table, board, tiger, pen, etc.

2. Plural Number
Plural Number is the form of nouns that refers to more than one
person, place or thing.

For Example:

Girls, brothers, sisters, mothers, carpenters, men, snakes, boxes,

knives, cows, books, pencils, cakes, balls, tables, boards, tigers,
pens, etc.

Regular Plurals and Irregular Plurals

In order to change singular noun into plural form, we usually add ‘s’.
The words which take ‘s’ in plural form they are called regular
plurals.

For Examples:

● Book- Books
● Table- Tables
● Pen – Pens
● Cow – Cows
● Girl- Girls
● Ball- Balls
There are many nouns which don’t follow the simple rule. They are
called irregular plurals.

For Examples:

1. Octopus- Octopi
2. Goose – Geese
3. Child – Children
4. Oasis – Oases
5. Person – People
6. Amoeba – Amoebae

Singular Nouns into Plural Form- Rules

1. Make Plural by adding ‘S’.

For Examples: Boy– Boys

Singular Plural Singular Plural

balloon Balloons sister sisters

friend Friends bat bats

gift Gifts rat rats

book books hut huts

tree trees bird birds

girl girls bee bees

table tables ship ships

chair chairs animal animals

pen pens ball balls

Snake Snakes boat boats

2. Noun that end in –ch, x, s and ss take ‘es’

For Examples: Class– Classes

Singular Plural Singular Plural

witch witches dress dresses

bus buses bench benches

kiss kisses dish dishes

box boxes fish fishes

boss bosses match matches

class classes peach peaches

glass glasses clutch clutches

bush bushes thrush thrushes

church churches wish wishes

fox foxes watch watches

tax taxes coach coaches

address addresses cross crosses

batch batches virus viruses

beach beaches buzz buzzes

branch branches catch catches

brush brushes complex complexes

flash flashes dress dresses

gas gases eyelash eyelashes

blitz blitzes inch inches

itch itch lens lenses

lunch lunches plus pluses

fetch fetches prefix prefixes

minus minuses prospectus prospectuses

patch patches quiz quizzes

six sixes slash slashes

speech speeches Suffix Suffixes

marsh marshes truss trusses

Exception:

Stomach– Stomachs

Ox– Oxen

3. Nouns that end in ‘vowel + Y’ take the letter ‘s’.

For Examples: Ray – Rays

Singular Plural Singular Plural

day days trolley trolleys

key keys kidney kidneys

play plays bay bays

ray rays essay essays

boy boys tray trays

toy toys birthday birthdays

monkey monkeys turkey turkeys

donkey donkeys alley alleys

valley valleys ploy ploys

chimney chimneys guy guys

joy joys decoy decoys

alloy alloys journey journeys

jersey jerseys delay delays

4. Nouns that end in ‘consonant + y’ drop ‘y’ and take ‘ies’.

For Examples: Baby -Babies

Singular Plural Singular Plural

Baby babies fairy fairies

party parties country countries

family families army armies

duty duties beauty beauties

army armies berry berries

curry curries story stories

cherry cherries city cities

sky skies library libraries

theory theories lady ladies

territory territories enemy enemies

cry cries discovery discoveries

5. Some Noun that end in ‘o’ take ‘es’.

For Examples: Potato – Potatoes

Singular Plural

hero heroes

potato potatoes

mango mangoes

buffalo buffaloes

tomato tomatoes

mosquito mosquitoes

torpedo torpedoes

volcano volcanoes

veto vetoes
negro negroes

echo echoes

domino dominoes

embargo embargoes

zero zeroes

6. Some nouns ending in ‘o’ breaks the above rule and take
only ‘s’.

For Examples: Photo – Photos

Singular Plural

photo photos

radio radios

piano pianos

studio studios

zoo zoos

boo boos

kangaroo kangaroos
kilo kilos

tattoo tattoos

shampoo shampoos

scenario scenarios

Commando Commandos

stereo stereos

ratio ratios

7. Some nouns ending in ‘o’ may take both ‘s’ or ‘es’.

For Examples: Volcano – Volcanos/Volcanoes

Singular Plural

bufallo bufallos/bufalloes

cargo cargos/cargoes

volcano volcanos/volcanoes

zero zeros/zeroes

tornado tornados/tornadoes

banjo banjos/banjoes
Tuxedo Tuxedos/Tuxedoes

halo halos/haloes

flamingo flamingos/flamingoes

mango mangos/mangoes

fresco frescos/frescoes

motto mottos/mottoes

8. Noun that end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ usually change the f sound to v

and add ‘s ‘ or ‘es’.

For Examples: Knife – Knives

Singular Plural

life lives

leaf leaves

knife knives

wife wives

hoof hooves

proof proves
housewife housewives

half halves

thief thieves

shelf shelves

loaf loves

self selves

9. Some nouns are exception they end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ but they
do not change the f sound to v, They take ‘s’.

For Example: Chief – Chiefs

Singular Plural

giraffe giraffes

cafe cafes

cliff cliffs

roof roofs

belief beliefs

safe safes
gulf gulfs

chef chefs

bluff bluffs

handkerchief handkerchiefs

chief chiefs

reef reefs

10. There are several nouns that do not follow any rules and
have irregular plural form.

For Examples: Person- People

Singular Plural Singular Plural

fish fish Index indices

deer deer focus foci

sheep sheep radius radii

barracks barracks Genus Genera

mouse mice swine swine

man men larva larvae

child children aircraft aircraft

foot feet oasis oases

goose geese alumni alumnae

person people series series

woman women analysis analyses

ox oxen datum data

11. Some foreign nouns ending in a add ‘e’ to make their

plurals. But some of them adopt the ‘s’ of the English form.

For Examples:

Singular Foreign Plural English Plural

alga algae -

amoeba amoebae amoebas

antenna antennae antennas

Formula Formulae Formulas

larva larvae -

Alumna alumnae -
nebula nebulae nebulas

12. Nouns ending in us take ‘a’, ‘i’ or the ‘es’ of the English
plural.

For Examples:

Singular Foreign Plural English Plural

Syllabus Syllabi Syllabuses

Radius Radii radiuses

octopus Octopi octopuses

Corpus Corpora -

Cactus Cacti Cactuses

Fungus Fungi Funguses

focus foci focuses

Stimulus stimuli -

hippopotamus hippopotami hippopotamuses

bacillus bacilli -

alumnus alumni -
nucleus nuclei -

locus loci -

13. Nouns ending in um take ‘a’, ‘i’ or the ‘s’ of the English
plural.

For Examples:

Singular Foreign Plural English Plural

Bacterium Bacteria -

Curriculum curricula curriculums

millennium millennia millenniums

medium media mediums

agendum agenda -

stratum strata -

forum fora forums

Memorandum memoranda memorandums

erratum errata -

datum data -
symposium symposia symposiums

addendum addenda -

pendulum pendula pendulums

ovum ova -

Spectrum spectra -

phylum phyla -

gymnasium gymnasia -

quantum quanta -

desideratum desiderata -

Serum sera -

rostrum rostra -

crematorium crematoria -

14. Nouns ending in ex or ix take ‘ices’ or the ‘es’ of the

English plural.

For Examples:

Singular Foreign Plural English Plural

apex apices apexes

index indices indexes

appendix appendices appendixes

matrix matrices matrixes

fourplex - fourplexes

vertex vertices -

complex - complexes

circumflex - circumflexes

15. Nouns ending in is change it into ‘es’

For Examples:

Singular Plural

Analysis Analyses

Emphasis Emphases

Thesis Theses

Axis Axes

Oasis Oases
Diagnosis Diagnoses

crisis crises

synthesis syntheses

basis bases

hypothesis hypotheses

16. Nouns ending in on change it into ‘a’.

For Examples:

Singular Plural

Criterion Criteria

Phenomenon Phenomena

Automation Automata

17. To make plural of a compound word add ‘s’ to the base

word or head word.

For Examples:

Singular Plural

tennis shoe tennis shoes

commander-in-chief commanders-in-chief

passer-by passers-by

mother-in-law mothers-in-law

assistant headmaster assistant headmasters

sergeant major sergeants major

assistant secretary assistant secretaries

knight templar knights templar

court-martial courts martial

attorney-at-law attorneys-at-law

18. Words without a base word make their plurals in an

irregular way.

For Examples:

Singular Plural

higher-up higher-ups

go-between go-betweens

grown-up grown-ups
good-for-nothing good-for-nothings

Nouns that are always Singular

Some Nouns that are always Singular and have ‘s’ in the
end. (Plural in form but singular in meaning)

● News
● Gymnastics
● Economics
● Politics
● Mathematics
● Customs
● Fireworks
● Goods
● Arms (Weapons)
● Guts (courage, bowels)
● Troops
● Alms
● Proceeds
● Wages
● Tropics
● Premises (Building)

These are seem to be plural but they are actually Singular. On the
other hand some nouns never take the ‘s’ of the plural and are
always singular.

Some other nouns that are always singular and never take ‘s’
in the plural form.

● Luggage
● information
● Baggage
● Furniture
● aircraft

Singular and Plural Rules

If you want to Revise the rules, read this table all the rules are
Explained with Examples.

Rules Examples

1. The plural form of most Pen- Pens, Chair- Chairs, Book-

nouns is made simply by Books, Snake- Snakes, Sister-
adding the letter 's'. Sisters, Bat- Bats

2. Noun that end in -ch, x, s Box - Boxes, Kiss - Kisses, Bus -

and ss require an 'es' to make Buses, Witch - Witches
their plurals.

3. Nouns that end in a 'vowel Boy - Boys , Key- keys, Toy - toys
+ Y' take the letter 's'. , Way - ways

4. Nouns that end in a Baby - Babies , Cherry - Cherries

'consonant + y' drop 'y' and , Lorry - Lorries , Fairy - Fairies
take 'ies'.

5. Some Noun that end in 'o' Potato- Potatoes , Tomato -

take 'es'. Tomatoes ,Torpedo - Torpedoes ,
Hero - Heroes

6. Some nouns ending in 'o' Kangaroo -Kangaroos, Piano -

breaks the above rule and Pianos, Zoo - Zoos, Boo - Boos
take only 's'.
7. Some nouns ending in 'o' Tornedo - Tornedos/Tornedos,
may take both 's' or 'es'. Cargo-Cargo/Cargoes, Zero-
Zeros/Zeroes,

Volcano-Volcanos/Volcanoes

8. Noun that end in 'f' or 'fe' Wife- Wives, Knife - Knives , Leaf
usually change the f sound to - Leaves , Life - Lives
v and add 's ' or es'.

9. Some nouns are exception Cafe - Cafes ,Cliff - Cliffs , Roof -

they end in 'f' or 'fe' but they Roofs , Safe - Safes
do not change the f sound to
v, They take 's'.

10. There are several nouns Sheep - Sheep , Foot - Foot ,

that do not follow any rules Child - Children , Person - People
and have irregular plural form.

11. Some foreign nouns alga - algae (Foreign plural),

ending in a add 'e' to make amoeba - amoebae (Foreign
their plurals. But some of plural) , amoebas (English Plural)
them adopt the 's' of the
English form.

12. Nouns ending in us take Syllabus - Syllabi (Foreign plural),

'a', 'i' or the 'es' of the English Syllabuses (English Plural),
plural. Radius - Radii (Foreign plural),

13. Nouns ending in um take Medium- Media (Foreign plural),

'a', 'i' or the 's' of the English Bacterium- Bacteria (Foreign
plural. plural), Datum- Data (Foreign
plural)
14. Nouns ending in ex or ix Apex- Apices, Apexes, index -
take 'ices' or the 'es' of the indices, indexes, Appendix -
English plural. Appendices, Appendixes

15. Nouns ending in is change Analysis - Analyses, Emphasis -

it into 'es' Emphases, Thesis -Theses, Axis -
Axes

16. Nouns ending in on Criterion - Criteria ,Phenomenon -

change it into 'a'. Phenomena, Automation -
Automata

17. To make plural of a tennis shoe - tennis shoes,

compound word add 's' to the commander-in-chief -
base word or head word. commanders-in-chief, passer-by -
passers-by

18. Words without a base higher-up - higher-ups,

word make their plurals in an go-between- go-betweens,
irregular way. grown-up - grown-ups

19. Some Nouns that are News, Gymnastics, Economics,

always Singular and have 's' Politics, Mathematics
in the end.

20. Some other nouns that are Luggage, information, Baggage ,

always singular and never Furniture
take 's' in the plural form.

Singular and Plural for class 6 Worksheet

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Exercise 1

Write the correct plural of the word given in the bracket for
each sentence.

1. I have learned _______ (theory).

2. _______ (Amoeba) live in Ponds.
3. Mr. Patric took his _______ (luggage) from hotel.
4. (Goose) _____ like water.
5. Sheetal wants (Tennis shoe) _______.
6. Lava from the (volcano) _______ was flowing down.
7. His ship was blown up by (Torpedo) _______ .
8. I clean my (Tooth) _____ three times in a day.
9. They are sending some (Man) _______ to fix the roof.
10. Put all the books in Book ______ (Shelf)

Answers

1. Theories
2. Amoebae
3. Luggage
4. Geese
5. Tennis shoes
6. Volcanoes
7. Torpedoes
8. Teeth
9. men
10. Shelves
Exercise 2

Write down the plural form of each of the following noun.

1. Chief-
2. Giraffe-
3. halo-
4. kilo-
5. Phone-
6. Photo-
7. Cry-
8. Bus-
9. Baby-
10. Tooth-
11. Sandwich-
12. Nurse-
13. Potato-
14. Analysis-
15. Octopus-

Answers

1. Chiefs
2. Giraffes
3. halos/haloes
4. Kilos
5. Phones
6. Photos
7. cries
8. buses
9. babies
10. teeth
11. sandwiches
12. Nurses
13. Potatoes
14. Octopi
15. Analyses

Exercise 3

Write down the correct singular form of each of the following

noun.

1. phenomena-
2. fungi-
3. indexes-
4. matrices-
5. oases-
6. larvae-
7. children-
8. lorries-
9. torpedoes-
10. Knives-

Answers

1. Phenomenon
2. Fungus
3. Index
4. Matrix
5. Oasis
6. Larva
7. Child
8. Lorry
9. torpedo
10. Knife
Exercise 4

Fill the blank with the correct plural form.

1. People rear (Sheep) ______ for wool.

2. These (Student) ________ are protesting against their
teacher.
3. My (Child) ______ like chocolate cake.
4. Take some ______ (Loaf) of bread.
5. (Amoeba) _______ found in pond.
6. There may be four (woman) ______ present.
7. I am ill. My (Foot) ______ hurt.
8. The (thief) ______ flew away.
9. He bought (furniture) ________ for his home.
10. The Police have received two important (information)
________ .

Answers

1. sheep
2. students
3. Children
4. Loaves
5. Amoebae
6. Women
7. Feet
8. Thieves
9. Furniture
10. Information

Exercise 5
Write some Examples which are same in Singular as well as
in plural form.

1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
4. _________
5. _________

Answers

1. Luggage
2. Sheep
3. Furniture
4. Information
5. Aircraft

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