Nouns Singular And Plural

There are two numbers in English: Singular and Plural.

When noun refers to one person or thing.It is said to be in the singular number.For example- flower,chair,man,road,river

When a noun refers to more than one person or thing,it is said to be in the plural number.For example- girls,trees,towns.

Follow the rules for formation of plurals
1. By adding s

Singular - girl
Plural-girls

2. By adding es to nouns ending in o
Singular-Hero
Plural- Heroes

3. By adding s to certain nouns also ending in o
Singular-photo
Plural- Photos

4.By adding es to words ending in ch,sh,ss and x
Singular-Porch
Plural- Porches

5. In nouns ending in y preceded by a consonant the y is replaces by ies
Singular- Story
Plural-Stories

6. By adding en
Singular- Child
Plural-Children

7. By changing f or fe of noun endings to v
Singular- Life
Plural-Lives

8. By changing the vowel
Singular-Woman
Plural-Women




     Singular    Plural

1. Leaf- Leaves
2. Wife-Wives
3. Lady-Ladies
4. Baby-Babies
5. Child-Children
6. Tooth-Teeth
7. Goose-Geese
8. City-Cities
9. Fish-Fish
10. Sheep-Sheep
11. Thief-Thieves
12. Man-Men
13. Potatoes-Potatoes
14. Dwarf-Dwarves
15. Scarf-Scarves
16. Half-Halves
17. Hoof-Hooves
18. Elf-Elves
19. Swine-Swine
20. Ox-Oxen