Singular and Plural

Singular and Plural

Singular	Rule	Rule
a book a pen a bag a chair a table a bridge a boy	books  pens  bags  chairs  tables  bridges  boys	Add –s to most nouns .
a city a baby a gallery a reality a country	cities  babies  galleries  realities  countries	Change –y nouns to –ies if –y follows a consonant
a class a bus a dish a match a watch a box	classes  buses  dishes  matches  watches  boxes	Add –es to –ss, -sh, -ch, and –x nouns.
a potato a hero	potatoes  heroes	Add –es to –o nouns if –o follows a consonant
a radio a piano	radios  pianos	Add –s to –o nouns if –o follows a vowel.
a knife a leaf a life a shelf	knives  leaves  lives  shelves	Add –s or –es to nouns ending in –f sound Exceptions: a roof - roofs a chief - chiefs
a child a man a woman a foot a tooth a mouse a fish a deer	children  men  women  feet  teeth  mice  fish  deer	Irregular