Name _____________________________
Date ______________
Singular and Plural Nouns
A noun that names one person, place, thing, or idea is a singular noun. A noun that
names more than one person, place, thing, or idea is a plural noun. In most cases,
you can change a singular noun to a plural by adding s.
SINGULAR: truck
PLURAL:
trucks
plant
plants
letter
letters
noise
noises
Many nouns, however, have irregular plural forms. The chart below shows you the
different patterns for forming the plurals of these nouns.
Forming Plurals
Singular Ending
s
ss
ch
sh
x
z
o
Plural Form
add es
add es
(some add only s)
consonant + y
change y to i and add es
vowel + y
add s
f or fe
change f to v and add s
or es
Example
Thomas – Thomases
boss – bosses
porch – porches
brush – brushes
fox – foxes
waltz – waltzes
potato – potatoes
veto – vetoes
echo – echoes
(Eskimo – Eskimos)
(solo – solos)
baby – babies
party – parties
country – countries
day – days
turkey - turkeys
life – lives
scarf – scarves
Name _____________________________
Date ______________
wolf - wolves
Some nouns have the same spelling in the singular and the plural.
moose – moose
salmon – salmon
deer – deer
Other nouns are spelled differently in the plural.
child – children
man – men
woman – women
goose – geese
tooth – teeth
mouse – mice
Don’t forget to use the dictionary to check for correct plurals!
Guided Practice
Directions: For each pair of words in parentheses, circle the correct plural form.
Example: Put the (boxs, boxes) on those two (shelfs, shelves).
Put the (boxs, boxes) on those two (shelfs, shelves).
1. The new (puppies, puppys) have sharp (tooths, teeth).
2. The gardener weeded the berry (patchs, patches) and planted (tomatos,
tomatoes).
3. Loggers use (axes, axs) to cut (treeses, trees).
4. The (moose, mooses) heard (echos, echoes) from the distant canyon.
Name _____________________________
Date ______________
5. There are four (Besss, Besses) in the (classs, classes).
Directions: What is the plural form of each noun?
Example: scarf
scarves
1. apple
______________________
2. policy
______________________
3. hero
______________________
4. watch
______________________
5. wife
______________________
6. dress
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7. lake
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8. donkey
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9. Ross
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10. waltz
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Summing Up:
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Add s or es to most singular nouns to form the plural. Use the spelling of
the singular noun to decide how to form the plural.
Some nouns have the same singular and plural forms.
Some nouns are spelled differently in the plural.
Name _____________________________
Date ______________
Directions: For each of the following nouns, write singular, plural, or singular and
plural.
Example: goose
singular
1. piano
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2. moose
____________________________
3. women
____________________________
4. dresses
____________________________
5. Lewises
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6. deer
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7. lilies
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8. alleys
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9. opera
____________________________
10. couch
____________________________
11. hero
____________________________
12. watch
____________________________
13. wife
____________________________
14. mice
____________________________
15. fish
____________________________
Name _____________________________
Date ______________
Directions: Write the plural form of each noun. Use your dictionary if you need it.
Example: knife
knives
11. brush
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12. opera
______________________
13. couch
______________________
14. country
______________________
15. monkey
______________________
16. soprano
______________________
17. cross
______________________
18. style
______________________
19. mouse
______________________
20. nursery
______________________
21. envelope
______________________
22. studio
______________________
23. calf
______________________
24. stereo
______________________
25. mix
______________________
26. trolley
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Name _____________________________
Date ______________
Directions: Write the correct plural form of each noun in parentheses on the lines
provided.
Example: Today, _______________ (plastic) have _______________
(thousand) of _______________ (use).
Today, plastics (plastic) have thousands (thousand) of uses (use).
1. Most _______________ (family) and _______________ (business) use
plastic _______________ (product).
2. _______________ (Box), _______________ (shelf), and even
_______________ (scarf) can be made of plastic.
3. _______________ (Chemist) make plastic by combining carbon with other
_______________ (element).
4. Now most _______________ (country) have _______________ (factory)
that make plastic _______________ (item).
5. Almost all _______________ (toy) for _______________ (child) contain
some plastic _______________ (part).
6. Many clothes for _______________ (man) and _______________
(woman) are made with plastic.