0Noun numbers
1. The Singular Number
2. The Plural Number
Singular Number A noun that denotes one person or thing is said to be in the singular number, e.g. boy, cat, book, pen, pencil, city, wife, lady.
Plural Number A noun that denotes more than one person or thing is said to be in the plural number, e.g. boys, cats, books, pens, pencils, cities, wives, ladies.
Formation of Plural
1. By adding 's' to the singular noun.
Singular-→→→Plural
Boy→→→→→Boys
Pen→→→→→Pens
Girl→→→→→Girls
Ship→→→→→Ships
Desk→→→→→Desks
Book→→→→→Books
Cow→→→→→Cows
Bed→→→→→Beds
Pillow→→→→→Pillows
Coin→→→→→Coins
Room→→→→→Rooms
Bulb→→→→→Bulbs
Carpet→→→→→Carpets
Car→→→→→Cars
Television→→→Televisions Dynamo→→→→→Dynamos
Solo→→→→→Solos
Piano→→→→→Pianos
Memento→→→Mementos
Photo→→→→→Photos
Ratio→→→→→Ratios
Stereo→→→→Stereos
2.By adding 'es':
Singular-→→→→Plural
Class→→→→→→Classes
Brush→→→→→Brushes Branch→→→→→Branches
Kiss→→→→→→Kisses
Match→→→→→Matches
Tax-→→→→→→Taxes
Dish→→→→→→Dishes
Watch→→→→→Watches
Box-→→→→→→Boxes
Glass→→→→→→Glasses
Gas-→→→→→→Gases
Buffalo→→→→→Buffaloes Potato→→→→→Potatoes Mango→→→→→Mangoes Cargo→→→→→Cargoes Volcano→→→→→Volcanoes Hero→→→→→→Heroes
Echo→→→→→→Echoes
3.By adding '-ies'.
Singular→→→→→→Plural Army→→→→→→Armies
Baby→→→→→→Babies
City→→→→→→Cities
Lady→→→→→→Ladies
Pony→→→→→→Ponies Country→→→→→Countries Story→→→→→→Stories
Fairy→→→→→→Fairies
Cherry→→→→→Cherries
4.By changing 'f' or 'fe' to 'v' and adding '-e'. Singular→→→→→Plural
Calf→→→→→→→Calves
Knife→→→→→→Knives
Life→→→→→→→Lives
Loaf→→→→→→→Loaves Leaf→→→→→→→Leaves Shelf→→→→→→→Shelves Thief→→→→→→→Thieves Wife→→→→→→→Wives
5.By changing the inside vowel of the singular noun Singular→→→→→Plural
Foot→→→→→→→Feet
Goose→→→→→→Geese
Louse→→→→→→Lice
Man→→→→→→→Men
Mouse→→→→→→Mice Woman→→→→→→Women
6. By adding 'en'.
Singular→→→→→Plural
Ox→→→→→→→Oxen
Child→→→→→→Children Exceptions Singular→→→→→→Plural Brief→→→→→→→Briefs Belief→→→→→→→Beliefs Chief→→→→→→→Chiefs Dwarf→→→→→→→Dwarfs Gulf→→→→→→→Gulfs
Grief→→→→→→→Griefs
Hoof →→→→→→→Hoofs Proof→→→→→→→Proofs Roof→→→→→→→Roofs
Safe→→→→→→→Safes
Serf→→→→→→→Serfs
Strife→→→→→→Strifes
