Singular and Plural

🌟 English Grammar Practice – Singular and Plural

📖 Explanation

1. Singular Noun → means one person, place, animal, or thing.

Example: book, cat, child, flower

2. Plural Noun → means more than one.

Example: books, cats, children, flowers

📌 Rules of Plurals

1. Add –s → book → books, pen → pens

2. Add –es (when word ends in s, x, z, ch, sh) → box → boxes, bus → buses

3. If word ends in y (after a consonant), change y → i and add –es → baby → babies

4. If word ends in y (after a vowel), just add –s → boy → boys, key → keys

5. Some words change completely → man → men, child → children, tooth → teeth

6. Some words stay the same → sheep → sheep, deer → deer

✍️ Practice Exercises

A. Write the plural form of these words:

1. apple

2. box

3. lady

4. toy

5. knife

6. bus

7. monkey

8. man

9. baby

10. child

B. Write the singular form of these words:

1. books

2. cars

3. children

4. wolves

5. teeth

6. boys

7. flowers

8. men

9. keys

10. buses

C. Choose the correct word:

1. There are many (dog / dogs) in the park.

2. The (child / children) are playing in the garden.

3. One (man / men) is sitting on the bench.

4. We saw two (deer / deers) in the forest.

5. My (tooth / teeth) is hurting.

D. Fill in the blanks with singular or plural:

1. I have three red __________ (pen).

2. The __________ (cat) is sleeping.

3. There are many __________ (box) in the room.

4. One __________ (lady) is standing near the bus stop.

5. Two __________ (wolf) are running in the jungle.

E. Fun Challenge – Odd One Out

Find the word which is not plural:

1. boys, girls, book, toys

2. men, women, children, dog

3. buses, boxes, watches, pencil