Noun Number For Class 5

In language, we study the number to count nouns and pronouns. Therefore, it refers to whether we are talking about one person or thing or more than one person or thing.

Examples:-

As you see in the above examples, it talks about one person or thing on the left side and more than one person or thing on the right side.

There are two types of numbers:-

1. Singular number
2. Plural number

1. Singular Number

A singular number is used to express an individual person, or object. It talks only about a single noun.

Examples:-

1. Cat
2. Boy
3. Tap
4. Baby
5. Dish
6. Match
7. Brush
8. Book
9. Self
10. Lady

2. Plural number

A plural number is used to express more than one individual person, or object. It talks only about more than one noun.

Examples:-

1. Cats
2. Boys
3. Taps
4. Babies
5. Dishes
6. Matches
7. Brushes
8. Cooks
9. Selves
10. Ladies

Let us learn about the rules of singular and plural noun numbers.

Rule 1

A plural noun is formed generally by adding -s to the singular.

Rule 2

The noun which ends with -s, -ss, -x, -sh, or -ch form the plural noun by adding -es to the singular.

Rule 3

The noun which is ending with -y preceded by a constant, forming the plural by changing -y into -ies.

Rule 4 

The noun ending with -y and the -y has a vowel before it, then the plural is formed generally by adding -s to the singular.

Rule 5

The Noun ending with -f or -fe, forms the plural by changing -f, or -fe into -ves.

Some of the nouns form their plural by simply adding -s to the singular.

Rule 6

The nouns ending in –o; if they have a consonant before them generally formed their plural by adding -es to the singular.

Rule 7

Some of the nouns form the plural by changing the vowels in the singular.

Rule 8

The compound nouns are changed by adding -s in the first word.

Compound nouns can also change by adding -s to the last word.

Rule 9

The nouns remain the same in singular and plural forms.

Plural Form of Nouns Of Foreign Origin

A language has many different words derived from Latin and Greek. According to the rules of language here are the rules for making plurals of foreign words.

Read the table below.

Countable And Uncountable Nouns

Countable Nouns

Nouns that we can count are called countable nouns. 

Examples:-

Boy, table, Mango, Apple, fan, building, bat, etc.

Uncountable Nouns

Nouns that we cannot count are called uncountable nouns. 

Examples:-

Soil, honesty, bravery, iron, butter, sugar, tea, salt, etc.

Some more examples:-

Noun Number Worksheet For Class 5

Exercise: 1

Write the plural form of the following.

1. Boy
2. Pencil
3. Tree
4. Wolf
5. Dog
6. Vertex
7. Cattle
8. Branch
9. Army
10. Copy
11. Shelf
12. Foot
13. Rule
14. Fish
15. Child
16. Maid-servant
17. Step-brother
18. Matrix
19. Tooth
20. Ox

Answers

1. Boys
2. Pencils
3. Trees
4. Wolves
5. Dogs
6. Vertices
7. Cattle
8. Branches
9. Armies
10. Copies
11. Shelves
12. Feet
13. Rules
14. Fish
15. Children
16. Maid-servants
17. Step-brothers
18. Matrices
19. Teeth
20. Oxen

Exercise: 2

Fill in the blanks with the plural form of words given in brackets.

1. The ________ attacked the deers. (Cheetah)
2. Ravi’s ________ had crowned. (tooth)
3. An old ________  is sitting on the bench in the park. (woman)
4. Keep all these books in the ________. (shelf)
5. The ________ are eating bananas. (monkey)
6. The chefs work with sharp ________. (knife)
7. The ________ are playing badminton. (girl)
8. Myra’s ________ had been published in the magazine. (story)
9. The ________ helps needy people. (passer-by)
10. The country is facing ________ after the floods. (crisis)
11. The ________ are playing in the park. (child)
12. He brushes his tooth ________ a day. (two)
13. Many women have joined ________ now. (army)
14. Riya ________ her hair. (comb)
15. The cat killed three ________. (mouse)
16. There are many big ________ in India. (city)
17. There are so many ________ in the pond. (fish)
18. His father purchased new ________ for the house. (table)
19. He kept two ________ on the table. (glass)
20. Many ________ were grazing in the yield. (sheep)

Answers

1. Cheetah
2. Teeth
3. Woman
4. Shelves
5. Monkeys
6. Knives
7. Girls
8. Stories
9. Passers-by
10. Crises
11. Children
12. Twice
13. Armies
14. Combs
15. Mice
16. Cities
17. Fishes
18. Tables
19. Glasses
20. Sheep

Exercise: 3

Identify the following as Countable and Uncountable Nouns.

Water, page, pen, pastry, tiger, grass, brick, juice, computer, book, watch, window, salt, bangle, ball, children, rice, cheese, plate, chair, dust

Answers

Countable Nouns

Page, pen, tiger, brick, computers, book, watch, window, bangle, ball, children, plate, chair

Uncountable Nouns

Water, pastry, grass, juice, salt, rice, cheese, dust

Also read: Active And Passive Voice For Class 5

Direct and indirect speech for class 5

Noun Number For Class 5 PDF