Singular Plural worksheets
Singular and Plural rules
1. The Plural of Nouns is generally formed by adding - s to the singular.
Singular ⸻ Plural
Book ⸻ Books
Desk ⸻ Desks
Cat ⸻ Cats
Cow ⸻ Cows
Pen ⸻ Pens
Chair ⸻ Chairs
Table ⸻ Tables
House ⸻ Houses
King ⸻ Kings
Girl ⸻ Girls
Eye ⸻ Eyes
Ear ⸻ Ears
Hand ⸻ Hands
Head ⸻ Heads
2. Nouns ending in-s,-sh, - ch (soft), or - x form the Plural by adding - es to the singular:
Singular ⸻Plural
Ass ⸻ Asses
Gas ⸻ Gases
Glass ⸻ Glasses
Class ⸻ Classes
Lass ⸻ Lasses
Bush ⸻ Bushes
Brush ⸻ Brushes
Dish ⸻ Dishes
Kiss ⸻ Kisses
Inch ⸻ Inches
Bench ⸻ Benches
Branch ⸻ Branches
Bunch ⸻ Bunches
Church ⸻ Churches
Box ⸻ Boxes
Fox ⸻ Foxes
3. Nouns ending in - y having a Constant before it, form their plural by changing - y into i and addings - es:
Singular ⸻ Plural
Army ⸻ Armies
Daily ⸻ Dailies
Daisy ⸻ Daisies
Fairy ⸻ Fairies
Gallery ⸻ Galleries
Monastery ⸻ Monasteries
Story ⸻ Stories
City ⸻ Cities
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4. Nouns ending in - y having a Vowel before it, form their Plurals by adding - s:
Singular ⸻ Plural
Boy ⸻ Boys
Monkey ⸻ Monkeys
Tray ⸻ Trays
Hay ⸻ Hays
Toy ⸻ Toys
Guy ⸻ Guys
Lady ⸻ Ladies
Envoy ⸻ Envoys
5. Nouns ending in - f or - Fe form Plural by changing f or fe into V and adding - es:
Singular ⸻ Plural
Calf ⸻ Calves
Loaf ⸻ Loaves
Half ⸻ Halves
Self ⸻ Selves
Leaf ⸻ Leaves
Singular ⸻ Plural
Life ⸻ Lives
Knife ⸻ Knives
Wife ⸻ Wives
Shelf ⸻ Shelves
Thief ⸻ Thieves
6. Nouns ending in - O having a Consonant before it take - es to form plural:
Singular ⸻ Plural
Hero ⸻ Heroes
Zero ⸻ Zeroes
Echo ⸻ Echoes
Negro ⸻ Negroes
Buffalo ⸻ Buffaloes
Mango ⸻ Mangoes
Mosquito ⸻ Mosquitoes
Potato ⸻ Potatoes
Exceptional:
Singular ⸻ Plural
Dynamo ⸻ Dynamos
Piano ⸻ Pianos
Photo ⸻ Photos
Quarto ⸻ Quartos
7. Nouns ending in - O having a Vowel before it takes - s to form Plural.
Singular ⸻ Plural
Bamboo ⸻ Bamboos
Cuckoo ⸻ Cuckoos
Radio ⸻ Radios
Hindoo ⸻ Hindoos
Studio ⸻ Studios
Folio ⸻ Folios
8. Some Nouns form their Plural by changing the inside Vowel of the Singular:
Singular ⸻ Plural
Man ⸻ Men
Woman ⸻ Women
Gentleman ⸻ Gentlemen
Foot ⸻ Feet
Tooth ⸻ Teeth
Goose ⸻ Geese
9. A few Nouns form their Plural by changing the inside Vowel and the Consonant of the Singular:
Singular ⸻ Plural
Mouse ⸻ Mice
Louse ⸻ Lice
10. A few Nouns form their Plural by adding - en to the Singular:
Singular ⸻ Plural
Ox ⸻ Oxen
Child ⸻ Children
Brother ⸻ Brethren
11. Some Nouns have the Singular and the Plural alike:
Singular ⸻ Plural
Deer ⸻ Deer
Sheep ⸻ Sheep
Pice ⸻ Pice
Public ⸻ Public
Dozen ⸻ Dozen
Score ⸻ Score
Hundred ⸻ Hundred
Thousand ⸻ Thousand
Foreign singular plural practice
Agendum ⸻ Agenda
Alumnus ⸻ Alumni
Appendix ⸻ Appendices
Axis ⸻ Axes
Bandit ⸻ Bandits/Banditti
Basis ⸻ Bases
Bureau ⸻ Bureaus/ Bureaux
Cherub ⸻ Cherubs/ Cherubim
Criterion ⸻ Criteria
Datum ⸻ Data
Erratum ⸻ Errata
Formula ⸻ Formulas/ Formulae
Focus ⸻ Foci
Genus ⸻ Genera
Hippopotamus ⸻ Hippopotami
Locus ⸻ Locuses/ Loci
Medium ⸻ Media
Memorandum ⸻ Memoranda
Phenomenon ⸻ Phenomena
Oasis ⸻ Oases
Referendum ⸻ Referenda
Hypothesis ⸻ Hypotheses
Genius ⸻ Genii/ Geniuses
Index ⸻ Indexes/ Indices
Analysis ⸻ Analyses
Vertex ⸻ Vertices
Terminus ⸻ Termini/ Terminuses
Seraph ⸻ Seraphim
Diagnosis ⸻ Diagnoses
Parenthesis ⸻ Parentheses
Synopsis ⸻ Synopses
Thesis ⸻ Theses
Stimulus ⸻ Stimuli
Syllabus ⸻ Syllabi/ Syllabuses
Terminus ⸻ Termini/ Terminuses
Adieu ⸻ Adieux/ Adieus
Bandeau ⸻ Bandeaux
Flambeau ⸻ Flambeaux/Flambeaus
Milieu ⸻ Milieux
Plateau ⸻ Plateaux/Plateaus
Alumina ⸻ Alumnae
Dogma ⸻ Dogmas
Exanthema ⸻ Exanthemata
Vertebra ⸻ Vertebrae
Index ⸻ Indices/ Indexes
Radix ⸻ Radices
Vertex ⸻ Vertices/ Vertexes
Cherub ⸻ Cherubim/ Cherubs
Seraph ⸻ Seraphim/ Seraphs
Madam ⸻ Mesdames
Addendum ⸻ Addenda
Aquarium ⸻ Aquaria/ Aquariums
Bacterium ⸻ Bacteria
Corrigendum ⸻ Corrigenda
Cranium ⸻ Crania/ Craniums
Curriculum ⸻ Curricula
Dictum ⸻ Dicta
Effluvium ⸻ Effluvia
Encomium ⸻ Encomia/Encomiums
Epithalamiu ⸻ Epithalamia/Epithalamiums
Exemplum ⸻ Exempla
Exordium ⸻ Exordia/Exordiums
Flagellum ⸻ Flagella/Flagellums
Fulcrum ⸻ Fulcra/Fulcrums
Gymnasium ⸻ Gymnasia/ Gymnasiums
Hilum ⸻ Hila
Hypogastrium ⸻ Hypogastria
Idolum ⸻ Idola
Symposium ⸻ Symposia
