Name ________________________________________
NOUNS
SINGULAR AND PLURAL
When a noun refers to one thing, the noun is singular.
Examples: a bird
a house
When a noun refers to more than one thing, the noun is plural.
Examples: two birds
three houses
Write S on the line if the noun is singular. Write P on the line if the noun
is plural.
pie
________
hot dogs
________
carrots
________
cakes
________
apple
________
banana
________
cookies
________
taco
________
oranges
________
potatoes
________
lemons
________
hamburger ________
Circle the plural nouns.
1.
The driver hit both cars.
2.
My sisters like puppies and kittens.
3.
The teachers and students ate lunch.
4.
We saw an elephant and some camels at the zoo.
5.
Put the eggs in the refrigerator.
6.
The houses near the tracks were torn down.
7.
The rain ruined the books.
8.
The clouds blocked the sun.
1.
2.
3.
Select a newspaper article, magazine article, or pages in a book.
Find ten plural nouns and ten singular nouns.
On a separate sheet of paper, list the plural nouns and the singular
nouns you have found.
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Name ________________________________________
NOUNS
SINGULAR AND PLURAL
Many nouns form the plural by just adding s to the singular
noun.
horse
horses
Examples: dog
dogs
To form the plural of a noun ending in s, x, z, sh, or ch, add es.
Example: fox
foxes
Write the plurals.
tree
________________ shoe
________________ bicycle ________________
school ________________ boat
________________ skate
________________
week
________________ table
________________ truck
________________
hotel
________________ animal ________________ coat
________________
Write the plurals.
bush
________________ switch ________________ buzz
________________
wish
________________ peach ________________ waltz
________________
box
________________ watch ________________ glass
________________
tax
________________ pass
________________ match ________________
Write the plurals.
class
_________________________ patch
_________________________
bench
_________________________ pizza
_________________________
brush
_________________________ dress
_________________________
train
_________________________ wax
_________________________
newspaper _________________________ magazine _________________________
On a separate sheet of paper, write a different sentence using the
plural form of each of these nouns: fox, ax, blanket, ranch, wish, speech.
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Name ________________________________________
NOUNS
SINGULAR AND PLURAL
When a singular noun ends in y_ with a consonant before it,
change the _y to i and add es.
Example: pansy
pansies
_
When a singular noun ends in y_ with a vowel before it, add s.
Example: monkey
monkeys
_
__
Write the plurals.
country _______________ guy
_______________ donkey _______________
monkey_______________ joy
_______________ lady
_______________
candy _______________ day
_______________ play
_______________
key
_______________ dummy _______________ city
family
_______________ way
valley
_______________ factory _______________
_______________
pantry _______________ party
_______________
sky
_______________
_______________ ray
_______________
memory _______________ county _______________
tray
_______________ toy
_______________
alley
_______________ penny
_______________
baby
_______________ boy
_______________
pony
_______________ story
_______________
On a separate sheet of paper, use the plural form of each of these
nouns in a different sentence: journey, delay, secretary, nursery,
opportunity, holiday.
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Name ________________________________________
NOUNS
SINGULAR AND PLURAL
Many nouns ending in o add s to form the plural. This includes
nouns ending in o preceded by a vowel, and all musical terms.
Example: piano
pianos
Some nouns that end with o add es to form the plural.
Example: tomato
tomatoes
Many nouns ending in f or fe change the f or fe to ve and add s,
but some simply add s.
Example: calf
calves
chief
chiefs
Write the plurals. Use a dictionary if necessary.
_______________ dwarf
_______________
potato _______________ zero
_______________ elf
_______________
studio
_______________ wharf
_______________ life
_______________
knife
_______________ thief
_______________ rodeo
_______________
chef
_______________ half
_______________ chief
_______________
motto
_______________ shelf
_______________ igloo
_______________
patio
_______________ roof
volcano _______________ loaf
_______________ bongo _______________
hero
_______________ self
_______________
wife
_______________ leaf
_______________
solo
_______________
banjo
_______________
ditto
_______________
calf
_______________
wolf
_______________
On a separate sheet of paper, write a different sentence using the plural form of each of these nouns: knife, echo, wolf, leaf, banjo, potato.
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Plural Nouns 1 Answer Key
PG 16
S, P, P, S, P, S, S, P, P, S, P, P
1) cars 2) sisters, puppies, kittens 3) teachers, students 4) camels 5) eggs
6) houses, tracks 7) books 8) clouds
PG 17
trees, schools, weeks, hotels, shoes, boats, tables, animals, bicycles,
skates, trucks, coats, bushes, wishes, boxes, taxes, switches, peaches,
watches, passes, buzzes, waltzes, glasses, matches, classes, benches,
brushes, trains, newspapers, patches, pizzas, dresses, waxes, magazines
PG 18
countries, monkeys, candies, keys, families, valleys, pantries, skies,
memories, trays, alleys, babies, ponies, guys, joys, days, dummies, ways,
factories, parties, rays, counties, toys, pennies, boys, stories, donkeys,
ladies, plays, cities
PG 19
patios, potatoes, studios, knives, chefs, mottoes/mottos,
volcanoes/volcanos, heroes, wives, solos, banjos, dittos, calves, wolves,
roofs, zeros/zeroes, wharves/wharfs, thieves, halves, shelves, loaves,
selves, leaves, dwarfs/dwarves, elves, lives, rodeos, chiefs, igloos, bongos
Performance Objective Correlations:
• Choose the correct word
• Classify information
• Distinguish between singular and plural words
• Identify nouns
• Understand and use abstract and concrete nouns
• Understand and use common and proper nouns
• Understand and use noun signals
• Understand the meaning of words and ideas
• Use parts of speech correctly
• Use plurals correctly
• Write an original sentence