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Some nouns have no plural form.

scenery, furniture, information, advice

The scenery looks beautiful.
O
His advice is very important to me.
O

Rememberemember
R

The noun fishes is used to show different kinds of fish.

The noun fruits is used to show different types of fruits.

Practice Time

A. Write the singular form of the following plural nouns.

1. friends ________________ 2. fish ________________

3. toffees ________________ 4. teachers ________________

5. chiefs ________________ 6. cliffs ________________

7. men ________________ 8. thieves ________________

B. Complete the following sentences using the plural form of the singular nouns given in
brackets.

1. There are many _____________ in my godown. (box)

2. The _____________ were grazing in the field. (cattle)
3. There are different kinds of _____________ in the aquarium. (fish)

4. There are many _____________ in this shop. (mouse)

5. Last night, I dreamt of three _____________. (fairy) Singular and Plural Nouns

6. Two _____________ make a whole. (half)

C. Choose the correct option to complete the sentences.

1. Naina bought a pair of ________________ . (short/shorts)

2. I bought two _______________ of bread from the shop. (loaves/loafs)

3. There are two ________________ in my house. (radios/radioes)
4. I have a ten- ________________ note. (rupee/rupees)

5. He has cut the apple into two ________________ (halfs/halves)

6. Pankaj is five ________________ tall. (foots/feet)
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