Singular and Plural Nouns Continue....

Singular and Plural Nouns      

8.  By just adding –s to some nouns ending in –f or –fe

      chief …… chiefs                 proof …… proofs

     dwarf ….. dwarfs                safe  ……. safes

9. By adding  the inside vowels

man …. men                        tooth ….. teeth

goose …. Geese                   foot ……… feet

mouse …. mice                   louse …… lice

10. By adding –en

ox ….. oxen                        child ….. children

11. No change in plural forms

  sheep …. sheep                  deer ….. deer

  cod …. cod                           salmon …. salmon

12. By adding –s to some unusual nouns. Note where the –s is placed.

      Brother-in-law  …… brothers –in –law

      Passer-by          ……. Passers-by

      Maid-servant  …….. maid- servants

      Man-of-war      ……  men-of-war

13. Some nouns are used only in the plural

      scissors        spectacles           pincers        trousers      shorts

14. Some plural forms are only used in the singular

news            mathematics        furniture           traffic        scenery

Singular and Plural Nouns

Single Nouns stands for one person, animals, place and thing.
Plural Nouns stand for more than one person, place and thing. Plural nouns are form in many ways, such as by adding -s, -es, -ies, -en, etc
HERE ARE A LIST showing plural Nouns are formed. Study them carefully.
1. By adding -s ,
    boy.... boys                              uncle ... uncles
    book... books                           duck .... ducks
    apple ... apples                          river.... rivers

2. By adding -es, to nouns ending with -s, -sh, -ch or -z
    Class..... classes                   brush..... brushes
    chuch .... churches                box ...... boxes
    kiss  ....... kisses                   branch ... branches

3. By adding -es to nouns ending in -o.
    Buffalo .... buffaloes              mango ..... mangoes
    potato  .... potatoes               tomato .... tomatoes

4. By adding -s to some nouns ending in -o
    piano .... pianos                  radio  ..... radios
    dynamo .... dynamos           bamboo ..... bamboos

5. By adding changing -y into ies
   baby .... babies                     lady .... ladies
   story .... stories                      army .... armies

6. By adding -s to some nouns ending in -y
    key .... keys                        valley ...... valleys
    monkey .... monkeys            day... days

7. By changing -f or -fe into -ves
    loaf ..... loaves                       half ..... halves
    leaf  ..... leaves                       knife ..... knives
    shelf ..... shelves                     calf ..... calves

TO BE CONTINUE.......

COLLECTIVE NOUNS

A Collective Noun is the name of a number of person, animals or things grouped together and spoken of as one whole.

List od Collective Nouns

PEOPLE
a company of actors a host of angels a troupe of dancers a board of directors a party of friends	a school/ class of  pupils a staff of teacher an army of soldiers a choir of singers a gang of thieves
ANIMALS
a swarm of bees a flock of birds a herd of buffaloes a gaggle of geese a litter of kittens	a troop of lions a nest of mice a team of oxen a flight of swallows a flock of sheep
THINGS
a bunch of bananas a library of books a peal of bells a pack of cards a bouquet of flowers a suit of clothes a hail of fire	a crate of fruit a group of island a collection of pictures / stamps a bundle of sticks a cluster of stars / diamonds a set/ kit of tools a hedge of bushes

Exercise 1 Countable n Uncountable Nouns

Put a tick ( ⁄ ) for a countable n a cross(x) for an uncountable one.
1. boxes     (         )        2. chalk   (        )               3. ink     (         )
4. bottles   (         )        5. nails    (        )               6. sugar  (        )
7. bread     (         )        8. dust     (        )               9. grass  (        )
10. coins    (         )       11. flour    (        )             12. fish    (         )

NOUNS

Nouns are called naming-words. They are the names of people, animals, places and things.

Countable and uncountable Nouns
Countable nouns are nouns which can be counted. e.g: a, an, many, a lot of, plenty of, some, any, several and a large amount of
Uncountables nouns are those which cannot be counted. e.g : a little, much, some, any, a lot of and a great deal of

Proper Nouns
Special names given to a person, animals, places or thing are called Proper Nouns. Proper nouns always begin with capital letters.