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Spoken English Basics - Noun numbers

Sridevi D.
16/06/2020 0 0

Noun 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

 

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