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Tick (3) the correct plural noun for each singular noun.
dish dishes dishs dishess
wolf wolfs wolves wolfes
peach peachs peachies peaches
cherry cherrys cherries cherryes
scarf scarves scarfs scarvies
Singular Number
A noun that stands for one person, animal, place, or thing is said to be in the singular
number.
Boy, house, apple, park, pencil, bird and notebook are some nouns in the singular
number.
Plural Number
A noun that stands for more than one person, animal, place, or thing is said to be in
the plural number.
Boys, houses, apples, parks, pencils, birds and notebooks are some nouns in the plural
number.
Formation of Plurals
1. Most singular nouns form their plurals by adding -s at the end.
boy—boys girl—girls book—books egg—eggs lion—lions
2. We add -es to the nouns ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -ss, -o or -x.
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