Noun Grammar Practice and Exercises with Explanations
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A singular noun means only one item, whereas plural nouns mean more than one item. So, two or more. With singular items, there won’t be an ‘s’ or ‘es’ at the end of the item. However, when there is a plural (more than one), then we add ‘s’ or ‘es’.
Here is a quick exercise for you to try and give it some thought: How many brothers or sisters do you have? If you only have one, then you would say “I have one sister, or I have one brother.” Did you notice that there was no ‘s’ or ‘es’ at the end? This is because you are referring to one. However, if you have two or three brothers, or sisters, then you would say “I have two brothers, or I have two sisters”. Note the ‘s’ at the end of brothers and sisters. This is because there is more than one.
Another area to remember with plurals (more than one), is that if the word ends in an ‘o’, or a ‘ch’ then you would add ‘es’. For example:
- One tomatoe, but two tomatoes
- One potato, but two potatoes
- One peach, two peaches
To take it one step further, you get irregular plural nouns. These are when you don’t add the ‘s’ or ‘es’, however, there are still more than two. For example:
- One man, two men
- One child, two children
- One woman, two women
- One mouse, two mice
Here are some singular and plural items for you to have a look at:
- One pen, two pens
- One teddy bear, two teddy bears
- One kite, two kites
- One banana, two bananas
- One tomato, two tomatoes
- One peach, two peaches
I hope this helps you a bit and if you have any further questions, please feel free to reach out to me and I will gladly assist you.
