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122 Singular and Plural Nouns
Singular and Plural Nouns
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Tick ( ) the correct plural noun for each singular noun.
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dish dishes dishs dishess
wolf wolfs wolves wolfes
peach peachs peachies peaches
cherry cherrys cherries cherryes
scarf scarves scarfs scarvies
Let’s Learn Singular and Plural Nouns
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.
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
Most singular nouns form their plurals by adding -s at the end.
boy—boys girl—girls book—books egg—eggs lion—lions
We add -es to the nouns ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -ss, -o or -x.
bench—benches bush—bushes bus—buses
class—classes mango—mangoes box—boxes
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