A noun names a person, place, thing, or idea. Singular means one. Singular nouns refer to one person, one place, one thing, or one idea. Plural means more than one. Plural nouns refer to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Singular Nouns- Apple
- Book
- Car
- Dog
- Hat
- Pencil
- Towel
- Window
Plural Nouns - For the plural form of most nouns, add "-s" to the end of the word.- Apples
- Books
- Cars
- Dogs
- Hats
- Pencils
- Towels
- Windows
For some plural nouns, there are different endings to the word.
Nouns that end in "-ch", "-x", or "-s",
add "-es" to make the word plural.
- watch - watches
- box - boxes
- dress - dresses
- bus - buses
Nouns ending in "-f" or "-fe",
change "f" to "v" and
add "-es" to make the word plural.
- shelf - shelves
- wife - wives
- leaf - leaves
- life - lives
Some nouns have different plural forms.
- child - children
- woman - women
- man - men
- mouse - mice
- goose - geese
Nouns ending in vowels like "-y" or "-o" do not have definite rules.
- baby - babies
- toy - toys
- kidney - kidneys
- potato - potatoes
- memo - memos
- stereo - stereos
A few nouns have the same singular and plural forms.
- sheep - sheep
- deer - deer
- series - series
- species - species
Directions: Choose the correct answer.
1) It is healthy to eat one __________ a day.
a. apple
b. apples
2) I have two __________.
a. dog
b. dogs
3) She is wearing a __________ to church.
a. dress
b. dresses
4) I need a __________.
a. watch
b. watches
5) He is hanging up three __________ in his room.
a. shelf
b. shelves
6) The cat has nine __________.
a. life
b. lives
7) There is a __________ in the house.
a. mouse
b. mice
8) We see many __________ in the lake.
a. goose
b. geese
9) I ate a __________ for lunch.
a. potato
b. potatoes
10) She has two __________.
a. baby
b. babies
Directions: Select the correct sentence.
1) a. Please hand me a towel.
b. Please hand me a towels.
c. Please hand me a toweles.
2) a. I need a penciles.
b. I need a pencil.
c. I need a pencils.
3) a. He is carrying several box.
b. He is carrying several boxes.
c. He is carrying several boxs.
4) a. She is raking leaf.
b. She is raking leafes.
c. She is raking leaves.
5) a. They have many children.
b. They have many childs.
c. They have many child.
Quiz 1 Answers
1) a. apple
2) b. dogs
3) a. dress
4) a. watch
5) b. shelves
6) b. lives
7) a. mouse
8) b. geese
9) a. potato
10) b. babies
Quiz 2 Answers
1) A
2) B
3) B
4) C
5) A
Delete1) a. am
2) c. are
3) c. are
4) b. is
5) b. is
6) a. am
7) b. is
8) b. is
9) c. are
10) c. are
11) c. are
12) b. is
13) c. are
14) b. is
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