Noun-Number (singular-plural)
1. Singular noun:- A noun that denotes one person, place, thing, or animal.
Examples
Book, boy, building, tiger, etc.
2. Plural noun:- A noun that denotes more than one person, place, thing, or animal.
Examples
Books, boys, buildings, tigers, etc.
There are following ways of making plural from singular noun.
1. Some nouns are formed plural by adding ‘s’ to the singular noun.
Singular noun plural noun
Pen pens
Book books
Boy boys
Girl girls
2. If the nouns end in “S, SH, CH, X, O”, the plural is made by adding ‘es’ to the singular.
Singular noun Plural noun
Class classes
Match matches
Watch watches
Kiss kisses
Ass asses
Fox foxes
Mango mangoes
Buffalo buffaloes.
Dish dishes
Quiz quizzes
3. The nouns that ends in ‘Y’ and a consonant comes before them, then change ‘Y’ into ‘ ies’.
Singular noun Plural noun
Country countries
City cities
Story stories
Lady ladies
Nursery nurseries
4. Nouns ending in ‘Y’ and preceded by a vowel , take ‘S’ to change into plural form.
Singular noun Plural noun
Play plays
Toy toys
Valley valleys
Monkey monkeys
Storey storeys
Day days
Donkey donkeys
Key keys
Chimney chimneys
5. Nouns that end in ‘f/fe, we change ‘f/fe’ into ‘ves’ to make plural.
Singular noun Plural noun
Wife wives
Thief thieves
Half halves
Self selves
Leaf leaves
Shelf shelves
Life lives
Knife knives
Wolf wolves.
Exception-
Singular noun Plural noun
Chief chiefs
Belief beliefs
Cliff cliffs
Dwarf dwarfs
Handkerchief handkerchiefs
Hoof hoofs
Roof roofs
Safe safes
Cafe cafes
6. while making plural of compound nouns, ‘S’ is added to the main/head word.
Singular noun Plural noun
Brother-in-law Brothers-in-law
Commander-in-chief commanders-in-chief
Passer-by Passers-by
Son-in-law Sons-in-law
Daughter-in-law Daughters-in-law
Step-mother Step-mothers
Looker-on Lookers-on
Hanger-on Hangers-on
Maid-servant Maid-servants
Court-martial Courts-martial
Knight-errant Knights-errant
Major-general Major-generals
Spend-thrift Spend-thrifts
Pick-pocket Pick-pockets
Pea-hen Pea-hens
Peacock Peacocks
Member of parliament Members of parliament
Man hater Man haters
Woman lover Woman lovers
Man lover Man lovers.
7. In some cases inner vowels are changed while making plural.
Singular noun Plural noun
Man Men
Woman women
Dormouse dormice
Foot feet
Goose geese
Mouse mice
Tooth teeth
Louse lice
8. Some nouns that end in ‘um’ ,their plurals are made by replacing ‘ um’ by ‘a’.
Singular noun Plural noun
Stadium stadia
Podium podia
Agendum agenda
Bacterium bacteria
Memorandum memoranda
Ovum ova
Datum data
Dictum dicta
Stratum strata
Sanatorium sanatoria
Medium media
Corrigendum corrigenda
Crematorium Crematoria
Maximum maxima
Minimum minima
Momentum Momenta
Exception-
Singular noun Plural noun
Album albums
Mausoleum mausoleums
Forum forums
Premium premiums
Museum museums
Auditorium auditoriums
Aquarium aquariums
Curriculum curriculums
Asylum asylums
Decorum decorums
Petroleum petroleums
Pendulum pendulums
Euphonium euphoniums
9. Plurals forms are given of some nouns
Singular noun Plural noun
(a)
Radius radii
Syllabus syllabi
Bacillus bacilli
(b)
Analysis analyses
Crisis crises
Hypothesis hypotheses
Basis bases
Thesis theses
Oasis oases
Parenthesis parentheses
Narcosis narcoses
Diagnosis diagnoses
Synthesis syntheses
Synopsis synopses
(c)
Criterion criteria
Phenomenon phenomena
Locus loci
Focus foci
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