Nouns: Number — Flashcards

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A singular noun refers to one person, animal, place, or thing. It is used when we talk about only one item. Example: - The **cat** is sleeping. - I have one **book**.

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A plural noun refers to more than one person, animal, place, or thing. We usually add -s or -es to form the plural. Example: - The **cats** are playing. - I have three **books**.

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Only **countable nouns** can have a plural form. Uncountable nouns like water, sugar, or advice do not have plural forms. Example: - Correct: two **apples** (countable) - Incorrect: two **waters** (…

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For most nouns, simply add **-s** to the end. Examples: - dog → dogs - pen → pens - tree → trees Rule: Add -s to nouns ending in vowels or consonants (except special endings like -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -…

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Add **-es** to nouns ending in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch, or -x. Examples: - bus → buses - brush → brushes - church → churches - box → boxes…

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For most nouns ending in -o, add **-es** to form the plural. Examples: - hero → heroes - potato → potatoes - tomato → tomatoes Note: Some exceptions like 'photo' → 'photos' and 'piano' → 'pianos' ju…

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Most nouns ending in **-f** or **-fe** change to **-ves** in the plural. Examples: - knife → knives - life → lives - wife → wives - leaf → leaves Exceptions: roof → roofs, chief → chiefs, gulf → gul…

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Change the **-y** to **-ies** when the noun ends in a consonant + y. Examples: - baby → babies - city → cities - lady → ladies - story → stories…