A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. Singular means one. Singular nouns refer to one person, one place, one thing, or one idea. Plural means more than one. Plural nouns refer to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Singular Nouns
Plural Nouns - For the plural form of most nouns, add "-s" to the end of the word.
For some plural nouns, there are different endings to the word.
Nouns that end in "-ch", "-x", or "-s", add "-es" to make the word plural.
Nouns ending in "-f" or "-fe", change "f" to "v" and add "-es" to make the word plural.
Some nouns have different plural forms.
Nouns ending in vowels like "-y" or "-o" do not have definite rules.
A few nouns have the same singular and plural forms.
Singular Nouns
- Apple
- Book
- Car
- Dog
- Hat
- Pencil
- Towel
- Window
Plural Nouns - For the plural form of most nouns, add "-s" to the end of the word.
- Apples
- Books
- Cars
- Dogs
- Hats
- Pencils
- Towels
- Windows
For some plural nouns, there are different endings to the word.
Nouns that end in "-ch", "-x", or "-s", add "-es" to make the word plural.
- watch - watches
- box - boxes
- dress - dresses
- bus - buses
Nouns ending in "-f" or "-fe", change "f" to "v" and add "-es" to make the word plural.
- shelf - shelves
- wife - wives
- leaf - leaves
- life - lives
Some nouns have different plural forms.
- child - children
- woman - women
- man - men
- mouse - mice
- goose - geese
Nouns ending in vowels like "-y" or "-o" do not have definite rules.
- baby - babies
- toy - toys
- kidney - kidneys
- potato - potatoes
- memo - memos
- stereo - stereos
A few nouns have the same singular and plural forms.
- sheep - sheep
- deer - deer
- series - series
- species - species
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