JK Academy Singular and Plural Nouns for Grade 1
Nouns can be said to be in the Singular or Plural number:
- Singular: The noun that means one person, one place or one thing is said to be in the singular number.
one flower one bird one bottle
It is a flower. It is a bird. It is a bottle.
Plural: The noun that means more than one person, place or thing is said to be in the plural number.
many flowers many birds many bottles
These are flowers. These are birds. These are bottles.
Rules for changing the nouns from singular to plural:
1. To change the nouns from singular to plural we normally add s at the end of the word.
For example: girl – girls, pen – pens, ball – balls.
2. Nouns that end with s, ss, sh, ch and x can be made plural by adding es.
For example: bus – buses, glass – glasses, dish-dishes, match-matches.
3. Nouns that end with the letter y, can be made plural by changing y to ies to make it plural.
For example: baby – babies, cherry – cherries, lady – ladies.
4. When the noun has a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) before it ends with the letter y, then just add s to it to make it plural.
For example: key – keys, boy – boys, tray – trays
5. When a noun ends with o, then es is added to it to make it plural.
For Example: mango – mangoes
6. When a noun ends with f or fe, then f or fe is changed into v and es is added.
For Example: leaf – leaves, knife – knives.
7. There are some nouns that end with f or fe, but we only add s to make it plural.
For Example: roof – roofs, chief – chiefs
8. There are a few nouns which form their plurals by changing the inside vowel to make them plural.
For Example: man – men, tooth – teeth.
9. Few nouns take en at the end to form its plural.
For Example: ox – oxen, child – children
10. Some nouns remain the same in their plural form.
For Example: deer – deer, sheep – sheep
Exercise 1: To change the nouns from singular to plural we normally add ‘s’ at the end of the word.
| One book One chair One bag One boat One phone One shirt | two ___________ three __________ six ____________ many ___________ many ___________ many ___________ |
Exercise 2: Nouns that end with s, ss, sh, ch and x can be made plural by adding ‘es’.
| gas class bush match box | _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ |
Exercise 3: Nouns that end with the letter y, can be made plural by changing y to ‘ies’ to make it plural.
| lady berry baby candy lorry | _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ |
Exercise 4: When the noun has a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) before the end letter y, then just add s to it to make it plural.
| boy ray tray key trolley | ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ ___________ |
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Exercise 5: When a noun ends with o, then es is added to it to make it plural.
| potato tomato buffalo mango hero | _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ |
Exercise 6: When a noun ends with f or fe, then f or fe is changed into v and es is added.
| leaf half calf knife wife | _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ |
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Exercise 7: There are some nouns that end with f or fe, but we only add s to make it plural.
| chief roof chef giraffe cliff | _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ |
Exercise 8: There are a few nouns which form their plurals by changing the inside vowel to make them plural.
| tooth goose mouse man woman | _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ _____________ |
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Exercise 9: Few nouns take en at the end to form its plural.
| ox child | _____________ _____________ |
Exercise 10: Some nouns remain the same in their plural form.
| sheep deer corn gold | _____________ _____________ ______________ ______________ |
Exercise 11: Underline the correct form of the plural noun
| My mom gave me two big (potato, potatoes) in my lunch box. The (woman, women) was standing at the bus stop. Ron’s uncle has two (buffalo, buffaloes) in his farm. The three (thief, thieves) were caught by the policeman. |
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Exercise 1: To change the nouns from singular to plural we normally add ‘s’ at the end of the word.
| One book One chair One bag One boat One phone One shirt | two books three chairs six bags many boats many phones many shirts |
Exercise 2: Nouns that end with s, ss, sh, ch and x can be made plural by adding ‘es’.
| gas class bush match box | gases classes bushes matches boxes |
Exercise 3: Nouns that end with the letter y, can be made plural by changing y to ‘ies’ to make it plural.
| lady berry baby candy lorry | ladies berries babies candies lorries |
Exercise 4: When the noun has a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) before the end letter y, then just add s to it to make it plural.
| boy ray tray key trolley | boys rays trays keys trolleys |
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Exercise 5: When a noun ends with o, then es is added to it to make it plural.
| potato tomato buffalo mango hero | potatoes tomatoes buffaloes mangoes heroes |
Exercise 6: When a noun ends with f or fe, then f or fe is changed into v and es is added.
| leaf half calf knife wife | leaves halves calves knives wives |
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Exercise 7: There are some nouns that end with f or fe, but we only add s to make it plural.
| chief roof chef giraffe cliff | chiefs roofs chefs giraffes cliffs |
Exercise 8: There are a few nouns which form their plurals by changing the inside vowel to make them plural.
| tooth goose mouse man woman | teeth geese mice men women |
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Exercise 9: Few nouns take en at the end to form its plural.
| ox child | oxen children |
Exercise 10: Some nouns remain the same in their plural form.
| sheep deer corn gold | sheep deer corn gold |
Exercise 11: Underline the correct form of the plural noun
| My mom gave me two big (potato, potatoes) in my lunch box.The (woman, women) was standing at the bus stop.Ron’s uncle has two (buffalo, buffaloes) in his farm.The three (thief, thieves) were caught by the policeman. |
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