Singular & Plural Nouns © Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002, all rights reserved Singular Noun Definition: When a noun means one only, it is said to be singular. Examples: boy, girl, book, church, box Plural Noun Definition: When a noun means more than one, it is...
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Singular & Plural Nouns © Beverly Schmitt 1997-2002, all rights reserved Singular Noun Definition: When a noun means one only, it is said to be singular. Examples: boy, girl, book, church, box Plural Noun Definition: When a noun means more than one, it is said to be plural. Examples: boys, girls, books, churches Rule #1 The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding s to a singular noun. Example: lamp, lamps; cat, cats; fork, forks; flower, flowers; pen, pens Exercise: Write the plural of each of these nouns chair star farm storm door rock owner paper cup bear Rule #2 Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding es. Example: moss, mosses buzz, buzzes box, boxes dish, dishes church, churches Exercise: Write the plural of each of these nouns dress brush hex wish class fox cross bench bush ax grass mantis glass Special Note: If you add s to such nouns as fox, bush, and bench, you will find that you cannot pronounce them without making an additional syllable. This is why
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