Singular Countable Nouns When we are talking about just one person, animal, place or thing, we use a singular countable noun. Here are some countable nouns that are in the singular. cook comb bird map stadium graph train ladder Jens Martensson 2 Plural Nouns • When we are talking about two or more people, animals, places or things, we have to make the countable nouns plural. • Plural nouns usually end in s. Singular Plural Lamp Lamps Worker Workers Hawk Hawks Place Places Rope Ropes Jens Martensson 3 Plural Nouns When the last letters of singular nouns are ch, sh, s or x, you usually add es to form the plural. Some exceptions are stomach and monarch where you add s instead of es. This is because the ch in these words sounds like k. Jens Martensson 4 Plural Nouns Singular Plural Arch Arches Branch Branches Brush Brushes Flash Flashes Bus Buses Address Addresses Box Boxes Fox Foxes Stomach Stomachs Monarch Monarchs Jens Martensson 5 Plural Nouns In the case of nouns that end in o, some nouns we need to add s to form the plural whereas others we need to add es to form the plural. Jens Martensson 6 Plural Nouns Singular Plural Kangaroo Kangaroos Video Videos Zoo Zoos Tomato Tomatoes Tornado Tornadoes Hero Heroes Potato Potatoes Jens Martensson 7 Plural Nouns With some nouns that end in y, we form the plural by changing the y to i, and adding es. Singular Plural Lady Ladies Baby Babies Lily Lilies Trophy Trophies Jelly Jellies Story Stories Jens Martensson 8 Plural Nouns However, if there is a vowel before the y (ay, ey, oy), we just add s to form the plural. Singular Plural Bay Bays Way Ways Key Keys Jersey Jerseys Toy Toys Boy Boys Jens Martensson 9 Plural Nouns With some nouns ending in f, the plural ending is ves. We change f to v, and add es Singular Plural Leaf Leaves Wolf Wolves Calf Calves Loaf Loaves Thief Thieves Jens Martensson 10 Plural Nouns With some nouns that end in f or fe, we just add s to form the plural. Singular Plural Chief Chiefs Cliff Cliffs Roof Roofs Giraffe Giraffes Jens Martensson 11 Plural Nouns With some nouns ending in fe, we change f to v, and add s. Singular Plural Knife Knives Wife Wives Life Lives Jens Martensson 12 Plural Nouns The plural of some nouns is the same as the singular. Singular Plural Deer Deer Fish Fish Salmon Salmon Reindeer Reindeer Sheep Sheep Jens Martensson 13 Plural Nouns Some nouns are always plural. Pajamas Jeans Binoculars Goggles Spectacles Scissors Trousers Shorts Pliers Braces Jens Martensson 14 Plural Nouns The plural form of some nouns is different from the singular form. Singular Plural Goose Geese Foot Feet Ox Oxen Child Children Woman Women Man Men Mouse Mice Jens Martensson 15 Jens Martensson 16
