English Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular and plural nouns



Singular and plural nouns change in English language. Most nouns have a regular plural, but there are exceptions.

Regular nouns

Most singular nouns form the plural by adding -s.

Examples 
    Singular     Plural 
    boat              boat
    fruit              fruits
    house           houses
    cat                 cats
    river             rivers

A singular noun ending in s, x, z, ch, sh  in the  plural, they changes to -es


Examples


    Singular      Plural

    bus               buses
    wish             wishes
    box               boxes
    witch           witches


A singular noun ending in a consonant y, in the plural the y changes to -ies


Examples

Singular      Plural
spy                spies
baby             babies
city               cities


Irregular nouns

There are some irregular noun in the plural. The most common ones are listed below


                






Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the plural.


Examples


Singular     Plural
sheep           sheep  
fish               fish
deer             deer
species        species



Some nouns have a plural form but take a singular verb : news, athletics  

    The news starts at eight in the evening.
    The athletics is in the new stadium.


but some nouns have a fixed plural form.


They are not used in the singular : 
trousers, jeans, glasses, stairs, goods


My glasses are expensive but my jeans are even more expensive























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