Numbers
Numbers
Numbers
Subject:English Student:
Language
Number of Nouns
The nouns baby and toy stand for one person, animal or thing. They are, therefore, said to be
Singular Number.
A noun which is used for only one person, animal or thing is said to be in the Singular Number.
Example:
1. The baby has a toy.
2. The man filled the glass.
3. A wolf killed the sheep.
A noun which is used for more than one person, animal or thing is said to be in the Plural
Number.
Example:
1. The babies have toys.
2. The men filled the glasses.
3. Wolves killed the sheep.
A. Examples
1. Cat - Cats
2. Dog - Dogs
3. Book - Books
4. Car - Cars
5. Tree - Trees
6. Flower - Flowers
7. Child - Children
8. Mouse - Mice
9. Tooth - Teeth
10. Foot - Feet
11. Person - People
12. Goose - Geese
13. Cactus - Cacti
14. Knife - Knives
15. Leaf - Leaves
16. Man - Men
17. Woman - Women
18. Baby - Babies
19. City - Cities
20. Country - Countries
21. Tomato - Tomatoes
22. Potato - Potatoes
23. Bus - Buses
24. Child - Children
25. Sheep - Sheep
26. Goose - Geese
27. Fisherman - Fishermen
28. Pony - Ponies
29. Fox - Foxes
30. Computer - Computers
B. 1. Singular or Plural?
Write 'S' for singular or 'P' for plural.
a. One apple: _____
b. Five dogs: _____
c. Six pencils: _____
d. Ten book: _____
2. Singular to Plural:
Change the singular nouns to plural.
a. Cat: ________________
b. Chair: _______________
c. Flower: ______________
3. Plural to Singular:
Change the plural nouns to singular.
a. Houses: ______________
b. Birds: _______________
c. Balloons: _____________
4. Complete the Sentences:
Fill in the blanks with the correct form (singular or plural) of the given word.
a. There is one __________ on the tree.
b. Five __________ are flying in the sky.
c. I have three __________ in my bag.
d. A __________ is swimming in the pond.