SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

    

                         SINGULAR AND PLURAL NOUNS

Singular nouns  - refer to one person, place, animal or thing.
Examples – brother, house, fox, camera

Plural nouns- refer to more than one person, place, animal or thing.
Examples- brothers, houses, foxes, cameras

We add s to most singular nouns to change them into plural nouns.
Examples- crows, schools, girls, toffees
  
Most singular nouns that end with y are changed into their plurals
by removing y and adding  ies  
Examples- butterfly - butterflies
                       story – stories

However, just s is added if the y comes after the vowel.
Examples- monkey - monkeys
                       toy – toys

Most singular nouns that end with f or fe are changed into their
 plurals by removing f or fe and adding ves to them.
Examples- leaf - leaves
                       knife – knives

Most singular nouns that end with o are changed into their plurals
 by adding es to them.
Examples- buffalo – buffaloes
                       mango - mangoes 

Some singular nouns that end with o are changed into their plurals
by adding s to them.
Examples – photo- photos
                         radio- radios
                         piano- pianos

Some nouns are used only in their plural forms.
Examples- jeans, socks, scissors

Some  nouns are the same in their singular and plural forms.
Examples- deer, sheep, aircraft

Some nouns change completely in their plural forms.
Examples -man - men
                        ox - oxen
                        goose - geese  

Following are some more examples:

Singular	Plural
wolf	wolves
hoof	hooves
tooth	teeth
cherry	cherries
sheep	sheep
potato	potatoes
tomato	tomatoes
beach	beaches
axe	axes
zero	zeroes
child	children
house	houses
sheep	sheep
potato	potatoes
tomato	tomatoes
beach	beaches
scarf	scarves
fly	flies
pony	ponies
army	armies
trousers	trousers
kitchen	kitchens
chair	chairs
foot	feet