i am xugar ♥: Singular and plural (GE 3)

A singular noun names one person, place, thing or idea.
A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing or idea.
Basic rules:

· In writing the plural form of most nouns, we simply add -s at the end.

            bag- bags
            book- books
      idea- ideas

· Add –es to nouns ending in ch, s, sh, ss, x, or z

arch- arches
class-classes
fox-foxes

· Add –s to nouns ending a vowel and y. Change y to i and add –es to nouns ending in a consonant and y.

key-keys
melody-melodies

· Add –s to nouns ending in vowel and o and to musical terms ending in o.

zoo-zoos
piano-pianos

· Add –es to nouns ending in a consonant and o.

tomato- tomatoes
hero-heroes

· Add –s to nouns ending f and ff.

roof- roofs
cliff-cliffs

· For some nouns. Drop the f or fe and add –ves.

leaf- leaves

wife- wives

· A few nouns have irregular plural forms.

man- men
tooth-teeth
mouse-mice
ox-oxen
child-children

· Some nouns have identical singular and plural forms.

deer-deer
sheep-sheep
series-series
Japanese-japanese

· For nouns formed from two or more words, make the most important word plural.

taxpayer- taxpayers
son-in-law-sons-in-law

· Add –s to nouns ending in –ful.

handful- handfuls
cupful-cupfuls

I. Give the plural form of the following nouns.

1. pathway 17.mystery

2. box 18.cattle

3. biography 19. concerto

4. array 20. campus

5. topaz 21. gas

6. knife 22. carabao

7. proof 23. wolf

8. calf 24. woman

9. echo 25. goose

10. mouse 26. volcano

11. bucketful 27. family

12. brush 28. toy

13. datum

14. foot

15. assistant manager

16. handkerchief

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