Singular and Plural For class 5

Here you have Singular and Plural for class 5 Learn How to change Singular nouns into plural form in an easy way. You will definitely catch the main points and never make any mistakes while changing Singular nouns into plural form.

Let’s Understand Carefully and after this you will get Exercises and Worksheets for practice, answers are also given but try to do yourself.

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Countable Nouns Definition 

The names of things, objects and people which can be counted are called countable nouns. For Example Cats, Dogs, Animals, Boys, Cups, Tables, Chairs, Plants, etc. 

Uncountable Nouns Definition 

The nouns which can not be counted are called uncountable nouns. for example, Oil, Smoke, Rice, Sugar, Fear, Beauty, Anger, Art, love, music, gas, power, furniture, luggage, butter, water etc.

Countable Nouns/Common Nouns have Two Numbers:

1. Singular Number and
2. Plural Number.

1. Singular Number

Singular number is the form of nouns that denotes one person, place, thing.

For Example: Book means one book, we are talking about a single Book.

girl, brother, sister, mother, carpenter, man, snake, box, knife, cow, book, pencil, cake, ball, table, board, tiger, pen, etc. 

2. Plural Number

Plural Number is the form of nouns that refers to more than one person, place or thing.

For Example: Books mean more than one book, we are talking about more than one book.

Girls, brothers, sisters, mothers, carpenters, men, snakes, boxes, knives, cows, books, pencils, cakes, balls, tables, boards, tigers, pens, etc.

Regular Plurals and Irregular Plurals

In order to change singular noun into plural form, we usually add ‘s’. The words which take ‘s’ in plural form they are called regular plurals.

For Example:

• Book- Books
• Table- Tables 
• Pen – Pens
• Cow – Cows 
• Girl- Girls
• Ball- Balls  

There are many nouns which don’t follow the simple rule. They are called irregular plurals.

For Example:

1. Sheep – Sheep
2. Foot- Feet
3. Child – Children
4. Woman – Women
5. Person – People 
6. Mouse – Mice 

Singular Nouns into Plural Form- Rules

Rule 1- Most Nouns change into plural form simply by adding the letter ‘s’.

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Rule 2- Noun that end in –ch, x, s and ss require an ‘es’ to make their plurals.

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Rule 3- Nouns that end in a ‘vowel + Y’ take the letter ‘s’.

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Rule 4- Nouns that end in a ‘consonant + y’ drop ‘y’ and take ‘ies’.

For Example:

Rule 5- Some Noun that end in ‘o’ take ‘es’.

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Rule 6-  Some nouns ending in ‘o’ breaks the above rule and take only ‘s’.

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Rule 7- Some nouns ending in ‘o’ may take both ‘s’ or ‘es’.

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Rule 8- Noun that end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ usually change the f sound to v and add ‘s ‘ or es’.

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Rule 9- Some nouns are exception they end in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ but they do not change the f sound to v, They take ‘s’.

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Rule 10- There are several nouns that do not follow any rules and have irregular plural form.

For Example:

Nouns that are always Singular

Some Nouns that are always Singular  and have ‘s’ in the end.

• News
• Economics
• Politics
• Mathematics
• Arms
• mumps
• Ashes

These seem to be plural but they are actually Singular. On the other hand some nouns never take the ‘s’ of the plural and are always singular.

Some other nouns that are always singular and never take ‘s’ in the plural form. 

• Luggage
• information
• Baggage
• Furniture
• aircraft

Singular and Plural for class 5 Worksheet

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Exercise 1

Bracket the Singular Nouns and underline the plural Nouns.

1. Three girls were playing in the park.
2. My right foot hurts.
3. The oxen were standing in front of the gate.
4. The leaves of the tree have become yellow.
5. Many sheep are grazing in the field.
6. Boys of our school will participate in the competition.
7. The boxes were kept in one corner of the room.
8. The man wore white shirts and the women wore white dresses.
9. The cat run after the mice.
10. Bring toffees, chocolates, and chips from market.

Answers 

1. Three girls were playing in the (park).
2. My right foot hurts.
3. The oxen were standing in front of the (gate).
4. The leaves of the (tree) have become yellow.
5. Many sheep are grazing in the (field).
6. Boys of our (school) will participate in the competition.
7. The boxes were kept in one corner of the (room).
8. The men wore white shirts and the women wore white dresses.
9. The (cat) run after the mice.
10. Bring toffees, chocolates, and chips from (market).

Exercise 2

Fill the Correct plural forms from the given words.

1. The _____ of the tree have dried up. (Leafs/leaves)
2. The _____ ate all the cheese in the tin. (Mouses/mice)
3. The ______ were caught by the children. (Butterflys/butterflies)
4. His _____ have decayed. (teeth/tooth)
5. ________ live in canal. (Horses/horse)
6. The ______ are playing in the garden. (Children/childs)
7. The _____ of Jammu and Kashmir are beautiful. (Valleys/Vallies)
8. His _____ were grazing in the field. (Sheep/Sheeps)
9. The _____ of both the houses are damaged. (Roofs/Rooves)
10. They were presented the _______. (Proofs/prooves).

Answers 

1. Leaves
2. mice
3. butterflies
4. teeth
5. Horses
6. children
7. Valleys
8. Sheep
9. roofs
10. proofs

Exercise 3

Write the correct plural of the word given in the bracket for each sentence.

1. (Goose) _____ like water.
2. Sheetal wants (Tennis shoe) _______.
3. I clean my (Tooth) _____ three times in a day.
4. They are sending some (Man) _______ to fix the roof.
5. People rear (Sheep) ______ for wool.
6. These (Student) ________ are protesting against their teacher.
7. My (Child) ______ like chocolate cake.
8. Four (Boy) ______ Playing in the garden.
9. There may be four (woman) ______ present.
10. I am ill. My (Foot) ______ hurt.

Answers 

1. Geese
2. Tennis shoes
3. Teeth
4. men
5. sheep
6. students
7. Children
8. Boys
9. Women
10. Feet

Exercise 4

Write down the plural form of each of the following noun.

1. Phone-
2. Photo-
3. Cry-
4. Bus-
5. Baby-
6. Tooth-
7. Sandwich-
8. Nurse-
9. Potato-
10. Wife –

Answers 

1. Phones
2. Photos
3. cries
4. buses
5. babies
6. teeth
7. sandwiches
8. Nurses
9. Potatoes
10. Wives

Exercise 5

Write down the correct singular form of each of the following noun.

1. Chairs-
2. Photos-
3. Butterflies-
4. horses-
5. Leaves-
6. Chips-
7. children-
8. Oxen-
9. torpedoes-
10. Knives-

Answers 

1. Chair
2. Photo
3. Butterfly
4. Horse
5. Leaf
6. Chip
7. Child
8. Ox
9. torpedo
10. Knife

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