Singular & Plural Nouns
The most basic case: nouns that become plural with –s
(example: Book / Books)
For nouns ending with a hiss sound (s, z, x, ch, sh), add –es
(example: dish / dishes)
Convert each of these singular nouns to plural.
(1)
file
(19)
witch
(2)
staple
(20)
critic
(3)
star
(21)
phone
(4)
lunch
(22)
dish
(5)
cabinet
(23)
airplane
(6)
mouth
(24)
panel
(7)
wish
(25)
face
(8)
professional
(26)
horse
(9)
elephant
(27)
icon
(10)
whiteboard
(28)
manual
(11)
dinosaur
(29)
song
(12)
paragraph
(30)
club
(13)
dragon
(31)
girl
(14)
hex
(32)
planet
(15)
box
(33)
book
(16)
apostrophe
(34)
dinner
(17)
backpack
(35)
table
(18)
wall
(36)
bridge
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Singular & Plural Nouns
ANSWER KEY
(1)
file
files
(19)
witch
witches
(2)
staple
staples
(20)
critic
critics
(3)
star
stars
(21)
phone
phones
(4)
lunch
lunches
(22)
dish
dishes
(5)
cabinet
cabinets
(23)
airplane
(6)
mouth
mouths
(24)
panel
panels
(7)
wish
wishes
(25)
face
faces
(8)
professional
professionals
(26)
horse
(9)
elephant
elephants
(27)
icon
(10)
whiteboard
whiteboards
(28)
manual
(11)
dinosaur
dinosaurs
(29)
song
songs
(12)
paragraph
paragraphs
(30)
club
clubs
(13)
dragon
dragons
(31)
girl
girls
(14)
hex
hexes
(32)
planet
planets
(15)
box
boxes
(33)
book
books
(16)
apostrophe
apostrophes
(34)
dinner
(17)
backpack
backpacks
(35)
table
(18)
wall
walls
(36)
bridge
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airplanes
horses
icons
manuals
dinners
tables
bridges
Singular & Plural Nouns
The most basic case: nouns that become plural with –s
(example: Book / Books)
For nouns ending with a hiss sound (s, z, x, ch, sh), add –es
(example: dish / dishes)
Convert each of these plural nouns to singular.
(1)
files
(19)
clubs
(2)
lights
(20)
pencils
(3)
foxes
(21)
powers
(4)
phones
(22)
dinners
(5)
professionals
(23)
dishes
(6)
keyboards
(24)
books
(7)
witches
(25)
paragraphs
(8)
panels
(26)
churches
(9)
novels
(27)
cabinets
(10)
walls
(28)
computers
(11)
branches
(29)
taxes
(12)
charms
(30)
planets
(13)
apostrophes
(31)
staples
(14)
songs
(32)
glasses
(15)
windows
(33)
days
(16)
beaches
(34)
icons
(17)
tables
(35)
girls
(18)
noses
(36)
gasses
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Singular & Plural Nouns
ANSWER KEY
(1)
files
file
(19)
clubs
(2)
lights
light
(20)
pencils
pencil
(3)
foxes
fox
(21)
powers
power
(4)
phones
phone
(22)
dinners
dinner
(5)
professionals
professional
(23)
dishes
dish
(6)
keyboards
keyboard
(24)
books
book
(7)
witches
witch
(25)
paragraphs
(8)
panels
panel
(26)
churches
church
(9)
novels
novel
(27)
cabinets
cabinet
(10)
walls
wall
(28)
computers
(11)
branches
branch
(29)
taxes
(12)
charms
charm
(30)
planets
planet
(13)
apostrophes
apostrophe
(31)
staples
staple
(14)
songs
song
(32)
glasses
glass
(15)
windows
window
(33)
days
day
(16)
beaches
beach
(34)
icons
icon
(17)
tables
table
(35)
girls
girl
(18)
noses
nose
(36)
gasses
gas
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club
paragraph
computer
tax
Singular & Plural Nouns
For nouns ending with a vowel and y, add –s
(example:
boy / boys)
[ vowels = a, e, i, o, u ]
For nouns ending with a consonant and y, change -y to –ies
(example: baby / babies)
Convert each of these singular nouns to plural.
(1)
key
(16)
enemy
(2)
party
(17)
fly
(3)
daisy
(18)
atrocity
(4)
reality
(19)
lily
(5)
trolley
(20)
army
(6)
alley
(21)
day
(7)
sky
(22)
gallery
(8)
spy
(23)
poppy
(9)
supply
(24)
theory
(10)
pulley
(25)
penny
(11)
try
(26)
company
(12)
puppy
(27)
tray
(13)
boy
(28)
strawberry
(14)
theory
(29)
library
(15)
baby
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Singular & Plural Nouns
ANSWER KEY
(1)
key
keys
(16)
enemy
(2)
party
parties
(17)
fly
(3)
daisy
daisies
(18)
atrocity
(4)
reality
realities
(19)
lily
(5)
trolley
trolleys
(20)
army
(6)
alley
alleys
(21)
day
(7)
sky
skies
(22)
gallery
galleries
(8)
spy
spies
(23)
poppy
poppies
(9)
supply
supplies
(24)
theory
theories
(10)
pulley
pulleys
(25)
penny
pennies
(11)
try
tries
(26)
company
(12)
puppy
puppies
(27)
tray
(13)
boy
boys
(28)
strawberry
(14)
theory
theories
(29)
library
(15)
baby
babies
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enemies
flies
atrocities
lilies
armies
days
companies
trays
strawberries
libraries
Singular & Plural Nouns
For nouns ending with a vowel and y, add –s
(example:
boy / boys)
[ vowels = a, e, i, o, u ]
For nouns ending with a consonant and y, change -y to –ies
(example: baby / babies)
Convert each of these plural nouns to singular .
(1)
trays
(16)
alleys
(2)
libraries
(17)
poppies
(3)
enemies
(18)
atrocities
(4)
keys
(19)
theories
(5)
theories
(20)
pennies
(6)
companies
(21)
galleries
(7)
realities
(22)
spies
(8)
daisies
(23)
puppies
(9)
parties
(24)
days
(10)
pulleys
(25)
supplies
(11)
trolleys
(26)
flies
(12)
tries
(27)
armies
(13)
boys
(28)
strawberries
(14)
lilies
(29)
babies
(15)
skies
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Singular & Plural Nouns
ANSWER KEY
(1)
trays
tray
(16)
alleys
(2)
libraries
library
(17)
poppies
poppy
(3)
enemies
enemy
(18)
atrocities
atrocity
(4)
keys
key
(19)
theories
theory
(5)
theories
theory
(20)
pennies
penny
(6)
companies
company
(21)
galleries
gallery
(7)
realities
reality
(22)
spies
(8)
daisies
daisy
(23)
puppies
(9)
parties
party
(24)
days
(10)
pulleys
pulley
(25)
supplies
(11)
trolleys
trolley
(26)
flies
(12)
tries
try
(27)
armies
(13)
boys
boy
(28)
strawberries
(14)
lilies
lily
(29)
babies
(15)
skies
sky
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alley
spy
puppy
day
supply
fly
army
strawberry
baby
Singular & Plural Nouns
For nouns ending with -is, change to –es
(example:
For nouns ending with -f or -fe, change to -ves,
including the exceptional case of "roof"
(example: loaf / loaves)
Convert each of these singular nouns to plural.
(1)
roof
(13)
half
(2)
analysis
(14)
shelf
(3)
crisis
(15)
life
(4)
wolf
(16)
leaf
(5)
thesis
(17)
sheaf
(6)
thief
(18)
knife
(7)
handkerchief
(19)
calf
(8)
hoof
(20)
elf
(9)
thesis
(21)
wife
(10)
scarf
(22)
self
(11)
dwarf
(23)
synopsis
(12)
oasis
(24)
loaf
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crisis / crises)
Singular & Plural Nouns
ANSWER KEY
(1)
roof
roofs
(13)
half
halves
(2)
analysis
analyses
(14)
shelf
shelves
(3)
crisis
crises
(15)
life
lives
(4)
wolf
wolves
(16)
leaf
leaves
(5)
thesis
theses
(17)
sheaf
sheaves
(6)
thief
thieves
(18)
knife
knives
(7)
handkerchief
handkerchieves
(19)
calf
calves
(8)
hoof
hooves
(20)
elf
elves
(9)
thesis
theses
(21)
wife
wives
(10)
scarf
scarves
(22)
self
selves
(11)
dwarf
dwarves
(23)
synopsis
(12)
oasis
oases
(24)
loaf
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synopses
loaves
Singular & Plural Nouns
For nouns ending with -is, change to –es
(example:
For nouns ending with -f or -fe, change to -ves,
including the exceptional case of "roof"
(example: loaf / loaves)
Convert each of these plural nouns to singular .
(1)
calves
(13)
synopses
(2)
lives
(14)
oases
(3)
halves
(15)
wolves
(4)
theses
(16)
scarves
(5)
wives
(17)
selves
(6)
roofs
(18)
crises
(7)
hooves
(19)
leaves
(8)
handkerchieves
(20)
loaves
(9)
dwarves
(21)
shelves
(10)
thieves
(22)
elves
(11)
theses
(23)
knives
(12)
analyses
(24)
sheaves
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crisis / crises)
Singular & Plural Nouns
ANSWER KEY
(1)
calves
calf
(13)
synopses
(2)
lives
life
(14)
oases
oasis
(3)
halves
half
(15)
wolves
wolf
(4)
theses
thesis
(16)
scarves
scarf
(5)
wives
wife
(17)
selves
self
(6)
roofs
roof
(18)
crises
crisis
(7)
hooves
hoof
(19)
leaves
leaf
(8)
handkerchieves
handkerchief
(20)
loaves
loaf
(9)
dwarves
dwarf
(21)
shelves
shelf
(10)
thieves
thief
(22)
elves
elf
(11)
theses
thesis
(23)
knives
knife
(12)
analyses
analysis
(24)
sheaves
sheaf
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synopsis
Singular & Plural Nouns
Irregular and mutating nouns
Convert each of these plural nouns to singular.
(1)
women
(8)
teeth
(2)
quizzes
(9)
dice
(3)
oxen
(10)
geese
(4)
men
(11)
feet
(5)
people
(12)
mice
(6)
firemen
(13)
children
(7)
lice
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Singular & Plural Nouns
ANSWER KEY
Convert each of these singular nouns to plural.
(1)
mouse
mice
(8)
fireman
(2)
person
people
(9)
foot
feet
(3)
child
children
(10)
man
men
(4)
goose
geese
(11)
quiz
quizzes
(5)
louse
lice
(12)
woman
women
(6)
tooth
teeth
(13)
die
(7)
ox
oxen
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firemen
dice
Singular & Plural Nouns
Irregular and mutating nouns
Convert each of these singular nouns to plural.
(1)
mouse
(8)
fireman
(2)
person
(9)
foot
(3)
child
(10)
man
(4)
goose
(11)
quiz
(5)
louse
(12)
woman
(6)
tooth
(13)
die
(7)
ox
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Singular & Plural Nouns
ANSWER KEY
Convert each of these plural nouns to singular.
(1)
women
woman
(8)
teeth
tooth
(2)
quizzes
quiz
(9)
dice
die
(3)
oxen
ox
(10)
geese
(4)
men
man
(11)
feet
foot
(5)
people
person
(12)
mice
mouse
(6)
firemen
fireman
(13)
children
(7)
lice
louse
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goose
child