𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 means just one of the person, animal or thing which the noun refers to.
𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 means more than one.
Plurals Rules / Examples
Rules
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Example
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Exception
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1. Most nouns have the ending -s. |
one frog |
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2. Nouns ending in consonant + y = -ies. |
one butterfly |
Vowel (a, e, o, u) + y = -s. |
3. Nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, -x, -o = -es. |
one bus |
one radio |
4. Nouns ending in -f, -fe = -ves. |
one leaf |
one giraffe |
5. Irregular plurals. |
one mouse |
Exercises - Plurals
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1) They eat potatoes potatoe potatos every day.
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2) Most housewifes housewife housewives are busy.
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3) The children childs play in the garden.
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4) Please give me two halves halfs half of bread.
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5) Those two oxes oxen ox are very big.
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6) My mother likes those scarfs scarves .
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7) The buss buses are here.
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8) Please brush your teeth tooths tooth every evening!
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9) You have two sheep sheeps .
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10) I admire the donkies donkeys .