Singular Nouns and Plural Nouns

Countable Nouns can be singular or plural.

Singular Countable Nouns

When we are talking about just one person, animal, place or thing, we use a singular countable noun.

Here are some countable nouns that are in the singular.

Plural Nouns

When we are talking about two or more people, animals, places or things, we have to make the countable nouns plural.

Plural nouns usually end in s.

When the last letters of singular nouns are ch, sh, s or x, you usually add es to form the plural. Some exceptions are stomach and monarch where you add s instead of es. This is because the ch in these words sounds like k.

In the case of nouns that end in o, some nouns we need to add s to form the plural whereas others we need to add es to form the plural.

With some nouns that end in y, we form the plural by changing the y to i, and adding es.

However, if there is a vowel before the y (ay, ey, oy), we just add s to form the plural.

With some nouns ending in f, the plural ending is ves. We change f to v, and add es.

With some nouns that end in f or fe, we just add s to form the plural

With some nouns ending in fe, we change f to v, and add s.

The plural of some nouns is the same as the singular.

Some nouns are always plural.

The plural form of some nouns is different from the singular form.

Videos

Learn English – Singular Nouns and Plural Nouns
This tutorial describes the difference between singular and plural nouns, as well as other number class related issues.

Forming Plural Nouns with s

Forming Plural Nouns with es

Forming Plural Nouns

Plural Irregular Noun
This video shows how some popular irregular nouns change in the plural form. These nouns do not add the "s" at the end of the word.

Introduction to English Nouns - Singular, Plural and Collective Nouns

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