Singular - Plural-1 (Rules of making plural)
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-:How to make Plural in English:-
- Regular
Plural
Rule:1 nouns
+ s (regular plural)
- bag = bags
- cup = cups
- student = students
- house = houses
- email = emails
- god = gods
- box = boxes
- bench = benches
- dish = dishes
- bus = buses
- class = classes
- whiz(z) = whizzes
- buzz = buzzes
Exception:
- epoch = epochs
- stomach = stomachs
(Most of the nouns ending with 'o' takes 'es' to form plural)
- buffalo = buffaloes
- echo = echoes
- hero = heroes
- potato = potatoes
- tomato = tomatoes
- potato = potatoes
- domino = dominoes
- mango = mangoes
Rule:4 nouns
ending with …o + s(regular plural)
(though, there are many nouns ending with 'o' which take only 's' to form plural)
(though, there are many nouns ending with 'o' which take only 's' to form plural)
- studio = studios
- zoo = zoos
- auto = autos
- piano = pianos
- photo = photos
- kilo = kilos
- memo = memos
Rule:5 nouns
ending with …o + s/es (regular
plural)
.....es' Plurals
.....ies' Plurals
.....ves' Plurals
(some nouns ending with 'o' take both 's & es' to form plural)
- zero = zeros/zeroes
- cargo = cargos/cargoes
Rule:6 nouns
ending with …consonant + y = ies (regular plural)
- baby = babies
- lady = ladies
- fly = flies
- story = stories
- daisy = daisies
Rule:7 nouns
ending with …vowel + y = s (regular
plural)
- day = days
- boy = boys
- toy = toys
- key = keys
- play = plays
- essay = essays
- valley = valleys
- chimney = chimneys
Rule:8 nouns
ending with …f/fe = ves (regular plural)
- wife = wives
- knife = knives
- wolf = wolves
- self = selves
- loaf = loaves
- life = lives
- thief = thieves
- scarf = scarves
- cliff = cliffs
- roof = roofs
- belief = beliefs
- chief = chiefs
.....s' Plurals
.....es' Plurals
.....ies' Plurals
.....ves' Plurals
-: Singular-Plural Exercise:-:
1. Look, there are five ….. . (gooses-geeses-geese)
2. These ….. are very naughty. (childs-children-childrens)
2. These ….. are very naughty. (childs-children-childrens)
3. I don’t know which was the first ….. of the world. (bacteria-bacterium-bactory)
4. He hunted three ….. . (doors-deer-deers)
5. ….. ….. very nice. May I wear? (Pent is/Pants is/Pants are)
5. ….. ….. very nice. May I wear? (Pent is/Pants is/Pants are)
6. ….. is very interesting subject. (Mathematic-Mathematics-Mathematical)
-:Find correct:-
7. means is – means are
8. data is – data are
8. data is – data are
9. tooths are – teeth are
10. cattle is – cattle are
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10. cattle is – cattle are
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