Singular+and+Plural+Nouns

=Singular and Plural Nouns=

Definition
Singular: A noun that names //one// person, place, thing, or idea,

Plural: A noun that names //multiple// people, places, things, or ideas.

Examples

 * = **Singular** || girl || school || pony || lens ||
 * = **Plural** || girls || schools || ponies || lenses ||

Irregular Words
-ch -sh -x -zz || add -es || -fe || change -f to -v and add es || Other irregular words follow their own rules. Not all follow the ones above (boy would be boys, not boies). Some nouns also do not change form from singular to plural: Sheep Moose Fish
 * = **__Singular ends in__** ||= **__Plural ends in__** ||
 * -s
 * -y || replace -y with -i and add -es ||
 * -f

Some are almost completely changed: Mouse - Mice Goose - Geese Person - People

Exercises
__Exercise 1__:

//Directions: Change the following singular nouns to plural form//.


 * 1) lunch
 * 2) man
 * 3) wife
 * 4) fish
 * 5) radio
 * 6) wheel
 * 7) church
 * 8) process
 * 9) city
 * 10) foot

Answers

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