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Nouns: Singular and Plural — Syllabus

ICSE · Class 5 · Essentials of English Grammar and Composition

What Nouns: Singular and Plural covers in ICSE Class 5 Essentials of English Grammar and Composition: 3 topics, for the 2026-27 session.

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3 Topics · ICSE Class 5 Essentials of English Grammar and Composition · 2026-27

Topics in Nouns: Singular and Plural

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Understanding Singular and Plural Nouns

  • A singular noun names one person, animal, place, or thing.
  • A plural noun names more than one.
  • Most plural nouns are formed by adding -s or -es to the singular form.
2

Rules for Forming Plural Nouns

  • Add -s to most nouns: cat → cats.
  • Add -es to nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x: bus → buses, box → boxes.
  • Add -es to most nouns ending in 'o': potato → potatoes, hero → heroes (but: photo → photos, piano → pianos).
3

Special Cases and Exceptions

  • Some nouns have completely different plural forms: child → children, man → men, woman → women.
  • Some nouns have the same form in singular and plural: deer, sheep, fish.
  • Words like scissors, trousers, spectacles are always plural and need plural verbs.

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Central concept: Nouns: Singular and Plural

Singular NumberPlural NumberRules for Forming PluralsIrregular Plural NounsSame Form in Singular and PluralAlways Plural NounsAlways Singular Nouns

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Key topics in Nouns: Singular and Plural include Understanding Singular and Plural Nouns, Rules for Forming Plural Nouns, Special Cases and Exceptions. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 5 exams.
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