Singular noun And Plural Noun - Class 2 English Grammar

Singular noun And Plural Noun - Class 2 English Grammar

When there is only one of naming word (noun), it is said to be a singular noun.

When a noun shows more than one, it is said to be in the plural.

We can add –S, -es, -ves or ies to show that there is more than one noun. For example, we say many birds, four biscuits, six brushes.

1. Noun ending with –s, -x, -o, -sh, -ch, and –ss form plurals by taking –es.

Look at these pairs of words:

Bus – Buses

Brush – Brushes

Box – Boxes

Church – Churches

Class – Classes

Potato – Potatoes

2. Now, look at these pairs of words.

Wife, thief, life. These words do not form the plurals by adding –s or –es.

Examples:-

Wolf – Wolves

Knife – Knives

Scarf – Scarves

Loaf – Loaves

Thief – Thieves.

The f or fe at the end has changed to -ves.

 

3. A noun ending with –y becomes plural by replacing the -Y with –ies.

 Example

Family – Families

Lily – Lilies

Cherry – Cherries

Candy – Candies

Lady – Ladies

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