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Singular NounsPlural NounsPlural Formation Rules
Card 1Singular Nouns

What is a singular noun?

Answer

A singular noun names one person, animal, place, or thing. For example: 'cat', 'book', 'girl'. We use singular nouns when talking about just one of something.

Card 2Plural Nouns

What is a plural noun?

Answer

A plural noun names more than one person, animal, place, or thing. For example: 'cats', 'books', 'girls'. We use plural nouns when talking about two or more of something.

Card 3Plural Formation Rules

How do we usually form the plural of a noun?

Answer

We usually add -s to the end of a singular noun to make it plural. For example: dog → dogs, pen → pens, tree → trees.

Card 4Plural Formation Rules

When do we add -es instead of -s?

Answer

We add -es to nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, or x. For example: bus → buses, brush → brushes, box → boxes. This helps with pronunciation.

Card 5Plural Formation Rules

What happens to nouns ending in 'o'?

Answer

Most nouns ending in 'o' add -es to become plural: mango → mangoes, hero → heroes, potato → potatoes. But some just add -s: photo → photos, piano → pianos.

Card 6Plural Formation Rules

How do we change nouns ending in 'f' or 'fe' to plural?

Answer

We usually change 'f' or 'fe' to 'ves'. For example: leaf → leaves, life → lives, wolf → wolves. But some keep 'f': roof → roofs, chief → chiefs.

Card 7Plural Formation Rules

How do we form the plural of nouns ending in consonant + y?

Answer

Change the 'y' to 'i' and add -es. For example: baby → babies, city → cities, army → armies.

Card 8Plural Formation Rules

How do we form the plural of nouns ending in vowel + y?

Answer

Just add -s. For example: boy → boys, monkey → monkeys, toy → toys.

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