List of Singular and Plural Nouns with Rules!
What are the kinds of nouns according to number?
There are two kinds of nouns according to number; i.e. ‘singular’ and ‘plural’.
What is a singular noun example?
Singular means ‘one’. A word denoting or referring to just one person, place, or thing is known as ‘singular Noun’.
Examples:
Bird, Flower, Girl
What is a plural noun example?
Plural means ‘two or more than two a word denoting more than one person, place or thing is called a ‘plural Noun’.
Examples:
Birds, Flowers, Girls
What is the rule for singular and plural nouns?
There are a few basic rules given below for transforming a singular noun to a plural noun.
Rule No.1.
Usually, nouns are changed to plural form by adding “s” at their end.
Singular |
Plural |
| Apple | Apples |
| Ant | ants |
| Ball | balls |
| Bed | beds |
| Bird | birds |
| Brother | brothers |
| Car | cars |
| Clock | clocks |
| Cup | cups |
| Dog | dogs |
| Driver | drivers |
| Eye | eyes |
| Friend | friends |
| Garden | gardens |
| Hand | hands |
| Horse | horses |
| House | houses |
| Lesson | lessons |
| Mother | mothers |
| Orange | oranges |
| Paper | papers |
| Pen | pens |
| queen | queens |
| Room | rooms |
| Shoe | shoes |
| Star | stars |
| Table | tables |
| Tree | trees |
| Village | villages |
| Year | years |
| Animal | animals |
| Arm | arms |
| Aunts | aunts |
| Bag | bags |
| Bell | bells |
| Book | books |
| Camel | camels |
| Chair | chairs |
| Cow | cows |
| Daughter | daughters |
| Doctor | doctors |
| Door | doors |
| Egg | eggs |
| Face | faces |
| Farmer | farmers |
| Girl | girls |
| Hen | hens |
| Home | homes |
| King | kings |
| Month | months |
| Name | names |
| Page | pages |
| Piece | pieces |
| Pencil | pencils |
| Rat | rats |
| School | schools |
| Sister | sisters |
| Student | students |
| Teacher | teachers |
| Uncle | uncles |
| Wall | walls |
| Zebra | zebras |
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Rule No.2.
Noun that end in “s” “ss”, “ch”, “x”, “sh”, “o” or “z” from their plurals by adding “es” to them.
Singular |
Plural |
| Bench | benches |
| Class | classes |
| Watch | watches |
| Bus | buses |
| Hero | heroes |
| Peach | peaches |
| Buffalo | buffaloes |
| Brush | brushes |
| Fox | foxes |
| Wish | wishes |
| Dress | dresses |
| Mango | mangoes |
| Mosquito | mosquitoes |
| Topaz | topazes |
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Rule No.3
Nouns that end in “y” with a consonant before it, from their plurals by replacing “y” with “ies” to them.
Singular |
Plural |
| Army | armies |
| City | cities |
| Family | families |
| Baby | babies |
| Lady | ladies |
| Story | stories |
Rule No.4.
Only “s” is added to end, if the noun has “y” at the end with a vowel before it.
Singular |
Plural |
| Boy | boys |
| Donkey | donkeys |
| Toy | toys |
| Day | days |
| Key | keys |
| Way | ways |
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Rule No.5.
Nouns that end in “f”, or “fe” from their plurals by replacing “f” or “fe” with “ves”
singular |
Plural |
| Calf | claves |
| Life | lives |
Rule No.6.
Plural form of the following nouns in formed by the adding of “s” to them.
Singular |
Plural |
| Chief | chiefs |
| Gulf | gulfs |
| Hoof | hoofs |
| Roof | roofs |
Rule No.7.
Most of the nouns ending in “o” from their plurals by adding “es” to them.
Singular |
Plural |
| Buffalo | buffaloes |
| Hero | heroes |
| Mango | mangoes |
| Mosquito | mosquitoes |
Check: Our Masculine Feminine Lesson
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Rule No.8.
Some nouns are changed to plural by changing one or more vowels in them.
Singular |
Plural |
| Foot | feet |
| Man | men |
| Goose | geese |
| Tooth | teeth |
Rule No.9.
Some nouns remain the same whether they are used as singular or plural.
Singular |
Plural |
| Deer | deer |
| Fish | fish |
| Hair | hair |
| Sheep | sheep |
| Scenery | scenery |
| Cattle | cattle |
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Examples of singular plural
Singular |
Plural |
| Woman | Women |
| Wife | Wives |
| Wish | Wishes |
| Watch | Watches |
| Uncle | Uncles |
| Trouser | Trousers |
| Toy | Toys |
| Thief | Thieves |
| Tooth | Teeth |
| Table | Tables |
| Story | Stories |
| Stepson | Stepsons |
| Spey | Spies |
| law | Son |
| Sky | Skies |
| Sister | Sisters |
| law | Sister |
| Shop | Shops |
| Sheep | Sheeps |
| Self | Selves |
| Scissor | Scissors |
| River | Rivers |
| Ray | Rays |
| Radio | Radios |
| Quiz | Quizzes |
| Proof | Proofs |
| Potato | Potatoes |
| Poetry | Poetries |
| Singular noon | Plural noun |
| Singular | plural |
| Singular | Plural |
| Pitch | Pitches |
| Person | People |
| Penny | Pennies |
| Pencil | Pencils |
| Ox | Oxen |
| News | News |
| Mother-in-law | Mothers-in-laws |
| Mother | Mothers |
| Monkey | Monkeys |
| Mouse | Mice |
| Man | Men |
| Mango | Mangoes |
| Maidservant | Maidservants |
| Love | Loves |
| Loof | Loofs |
| Singular | Plural |
| Loof | Loofs |
| Loaf | Loaves |
| Life | Lives |
| Leg | Legs |
| Leaf | Leaves |
| in | laws |
| in | laws |
| Lass | Lasses |
| Lady | Ladies |
| Knife | Knives |
| Key | Keys |
| Jar | Jars |
| Inch | Inches |
| Son | in |
| Sister | in |
| House | Houses |
| Horse | Horses |
| Hoof | Hoofs |
| Hero | Heroes |
| Hand | Hands |
| Half | Halves |
| Hair | Hairs |
| Grass | Grasses |
| Glass | Glasses |
| Gas | Gases |
| Fox | Foxes |
| Fly | Flies |
| Fish | Fishes |
| Foot | Feet |
| Father-in-law | Fathers-in-laws |
| Father | Fathers |
| Family | Families |
| Essay | Essays |
| Duty | Duties |
| Dozen | Dozens |
| Donkey | Donkeys |
| Dog | Dogs |
| Deer | Deers |
| Deci | Decies |
| Day | Days |
Singular |
Plural |
| Daughter-in-law | Daughters-in-laws |
| Cup | Cups |
| Cuckoo | Cuckoos |
| Cry | Cries |
| Cow | Cows |
| Country | Countries |
| Copy | Copies |
| Clutch | Clutches |
| Cliff | Cliffs |
| Class | Classes |
| Class fellow | Class fellows |
| City | Cities |
| Child | Children |
| Chief | Chiefs |
| Chair | Chairs |
| Cat | Cats |
| Car | Cars |
| Calf | Calves |
| Caddy | Caddies |
| Bush | Bushes |
| Bus | Buses |
| Buffalo | Buffaloes |
| Brother-in-law | Brothers-in-laws |
| Boy | Boys |
| Box | Boxes |
| Bone | Bones |
| Boat | Boats |
| Bird | Birds |
| Bench | Benches |
| Bamboo | Bamboos |
| Baby | Babies |
| Ass | Asses |
| Army | Armies |
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