Singular and Plural Nouns
are the name of one person, place or thing.
Example:
1)Aarya has a dog.
Dog is a singular noun.
2.Plural Nouns :
are the name more than one person, place or thing.
Example:
1)We visited all the parks in the city.
We and parks are plural nouns.
Rules for Changing Singular Nouns to Plural :
1) Usually, a singular noun is changed to plural by adding an " S" at the end.
Examples:
cat🐱- Cats🐱🐱
2) For nouns ending in O,s, x, s, ss, sh and ch, add es at the end to make it plural.
Examples:
Mango- mangoes
buffalo 🐃- buffaloes🐃🐃
3) Some nouns that end in an o or oo do not take es at the end. s is written at the end to change singular noun to the plural noun.
Examples:
bamboo: bamboos; radio: radios; piano pianos; photo : photos
4) The singular nouns that end in a consonant and y, change the y toi and add es.
Examples:
sentry: sentries; country countries; fly flies; candy candies;
5)For singular nouns that end in a vowel and y, simply add s at the end.
Examples:
day: days; toy: toys; monkey: monkeys; valley : valleys.
6) Some nouns contain f or fe at the end; to convert the f to a v, add es at the end.
Examples:
shelf: shelves; sheaf: sheaves; life: lives
7) Some nouns end in f or fe but don't change into v or es. They only take s to make them plural.
Examples:
Chief: chiefs; proof: proofs; safe : safes.
Special Singular and Plural Nouns
Some nouns remain the same in both singular and plural forms. These nouns are called regular nouns.
Examples:
sheep: sheep; fish: fish; deer: deer.
2) Irregular Nouns :
Some nouns change when they are changed from singular to plural form. These are called irregular nouns.
Examples:
child: children; ox: oxen; louse : lice; mouse : mice; foot: feet
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