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 |
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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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List of Singular and Plural
Singular | Plural |
Bone | Bones |
Poetry | Poetries |
Uncle | Uncles |
Radio | Radios |
Goose | Geese |
City | Cities |
Hero | Heroes |
Bamboo | Bamboos |
Box | Boxes |
Spey | Spies |
Shelf | Shelves |
Donkey | Donkeys |
Hand | Hands |
Singular | Plural |
Life | Lives |
Tax | Taxes |
Deci | Decies |
Bush | Bushes |
Ass | Asses |
Bureau | Bureaux/ Bureaus |
Day | Days |
Policeman | Policemen |
Veto | Vetoes |
Soprano | Sopranos |
Tooth | Teeth |
Wish | Wishes |
Daughter-In-Law | Daughters-In-Laws |
House | Houses |
Horse | Horses |
Hypothesis | Hypotheses |
Dog | Dogs |
Child | Children |
Appendix | Appendices/ Appendixes |
Essay | Essays |
Lass | Lasses |
Family | Families |
Grass | Grasses |
Stepson | Stepsons |
Tableau | Tableaux/Tableaus |
Chief | Chiefs |
Woman | Women |
Singular Noon | Plural Noun |
Potato | Potatoes |
Video | Videos |
Lady | Ladies |
Lunch | Lunches |
News | News |
Maidservant | Maidservants |
Elf | Elves |
Stereo | Stereos |
Gallows | Gallows |
Puppy | Puppies |
Toy | Toys |
Tomato | Tomatoes |
Wife | Wives |
Sky | Skies |
Trouser | Trousers |
Cup | Cups |
Cuckoo | Cuckoos |
Father-In-Law | Fathers-In-Laws |
Jar | Jars |
Fox | Foxes |
Fly | Flies |
Thief | Thieves |
Watch | Watches |
Ray | Rays |
Cat | Cats |
Self | Selves |
Half | Halves |
Caddy | Caddies |
Father | Fathers |
Moose | Moose |
Story | Stories |
Roof | Roofs |
Marsh | Marshes |
Duty | Duties |
Bus | Busses |
Knife | Knives |
Bench | Benches |
Bus | Buses |
Boy | Boys |
Halo | Halos |
Table | Tables |
Piano | Pianos |
Bird | Birds |
Party | Parties |
Blitz | Blitzes |
Hoof | Hoofs |
Holiday | Holidays |
Love | Loves |
Deck | Decks |
Chef | Chefs |
Class | Classes |
Chateau | Chateaux/Chateaus |
Cherry | Cherries |
Car | Cars |
Ellipsis | Ellipses |
Mother-In-Law | Mothers-In-Laws |
Boat | Boats |
Sister | Sisters |
Leg | Legs |
Class Fellow | Class Fellows |
Proof | Proofs |
Cliff | Cliffs |
Pitch | Pitches |
Diagnosis | Diagnoses |
Chair | Chairs |
Candy | Candies |
Hoof | Hooves |
Clutch | Clutches |
Copy | Copies |
Country | Countries |
Cry | Cries |
Cow | Cows |
Man | Men |
Echo | Echoes |
Cuff | Cuffs |
River | Rivers |
Oasis | Oases |
Dish | Dishes |
Pencil | Pencils |
Bag | Bags |
Buffalo | Buffaloes |
Glass | Glasses |
Mothermothers | |
Loaf | Loaves |
Mother | Mothers |
Army | Armies |
Penny | Pennies |
Brother-In-Law | Brothers-In-Laws |
Leaf | Leaves |
Fez | Fezzes |
Truss | Trusses |
Knockoff | Knockoffs |
Key | Keys |
Hair | Hairs |
Calf | Calves |
Scissor | Scissors |
Shop | Shops |
Mango | Mangoes |
Belief | Beliefs |
Dozen | Dozens |
Foot | Feet |
Scarf | Scarves |
Monkey | Monkeys |
Quiz | Quizzes |
Wolf | Wolves |
Person | People |
Apex | Apices/Apeces |
Caveman | Cavemen |
Inch | Inches |
Ox | Oxen |