Singular and Plural For class 6

Here you have Singular and Plural For class 6, Learn How to change Singular nouns into plural form in an easy way, You will definitely catch the main points and never make any mistake while changing Singular nouns into plural form. First you should know that What are Countable Noun and What are Uncountable Nouns then come to the next point Singular number and Plural number.

Let’s Understand Carefully and after this you will get Exercises and Worksheets for practice, answers are also given but try to do that 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. Generally we add a, an, many, few, a few before countable nouns.

• Countable noun can be Singular or Plural.
• Common Nouns are usually countable noun.
• To ask about the number of countable nouns, we ask the question ‘How many’?

Examples:

• a – a book, a day, a bag, a man, a school, etc.
• few – few apples, few vegetables, few friends, few festivals, etc.
• many – may knives, many shoes, many spoons, etc.
• a few – a few boxes, a few hotels, a few nouns, etc.

Uncountable Noun 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.

• Uncountable nouns only have singular forms and they do not have any plurals.
• Uncountable Nouns can be paired with words expressing plural concepts like two cups of tea, two pair of shoes, a spoonful of sugar.
• They are used to tell the quantity and not the number.
• Uncountable nouns usually cover: abstract nouns, material nouns, collective nouns, and proper nouns.
• We can use ‘much’ and ‘little’ before them.

Examples:

• much- much salt, much sugar, much rice, much food, etc.
• little – little oil, little cheese, little evidence, etc.

Countable Nouns/ Common nouns have Two Numbers: Singular Number and Plural Number.

1. Singular Number

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

For Example: 

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:

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 Examples:

• 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 Examples:

1. Octopus- Octopi
2. Goose – Geese
3. Child – Children
4. Oasis – Oases
5. Person – People 
6. Amoeba – Amoebae

Singular Nouns into Plural Form- Rules

1. Make Plural by adding ‘S’.

For Examples: Boy– Boys 

2. Noun that end in –ch, x, s and ss take ‘es’

For Examples: Class– Classes 

Exception: 

Stomach– Stomachs

Ox– Oxen

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

For Examples: Ray – Rays  

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

For Examples: Baby -Babies 

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

For Examples: Potato – Potatoes 

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

For Examples: Photo – Photos

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

For Examples: Volcano – Volcanos/Volcanoes

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

For Examples: Knife – Knives 

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

For Example: Chief – Chiefs 

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

For Examples: Person- People 

11. Some foreign nouns ending in a add ‘e’  to make their plurals. But some of them adopt the ‘s’ of the English form.

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12. Nouns ending in us take ‘a’, ‘i’ or the ‘es’ of the English plural.

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13. Nouns ending in um take ‘a’, ‘i’ or the ‘s’ of the English plural.

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14. Nouns ending in ex or ix take ‘ices’ or the ‘es’ of the English plural.

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15. Nouns ending in is change it into ‘es’

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16. Nouns ending in on change it into ‘a’.

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17. To make plural of a compound word add ‘s’ to the base word or head word.

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18. Words without a base word make their plurals in an irregular way.

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Nouns that are always Singular

Some Nouns that are always Singular  and have ‘s’ in the end. (Plural in form but singular in meaning)

• News
• Gymnastics
• Economics
• Politics
• Mathematics
• Customs
• Fireworks
• Goods
• Arms (Weapons)
• Guts (courage, bowels)
• Troops
• Alms
• Proceeds
• Wages
• Tropics
• Premises (Building)

These are 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 Rules

If you want to Revise the rules, read this table all the rules are Explained with Examples.

Singular and Plural for class 6 Worksheet

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Exercise 1

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

1. I have learned _______ (theory).
2. _______ (Amoeba) live in Ponds.
3. Mr. Patric took his _______ (luggage) from hotel.
4. (Goose) _____ like water.
5. Sheetal wants (Tennis shoe) _______.
6. Lava from the (volcano) _______ was flowing down.
7. His ship was blown up by (Torpedo) _______ .
8. I clean my (Tooth) _____ three times in a day.
9. They are sending some (Man) _______ to fix the roof.
10. Put all the books in Book ______ (Shelf)

Answers 

1. Theories
2. Amoebae
3. Luggage
4. Geese
5. Tennis shoes
6. Volcanoes
7. Torpedoes
8. Teeth
9. men
10. Shelves

Exercise 2

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

1. Chief-
2. Giraffe-
3. halo-
4. kilo-
5. Phone-
6. Photo-
7. Cry-
8. Bus-
9. Baby-
10. Tooth-
11. Sandwich-
12. Nurse-
13. Potato-
14. Analysis-
15. Octopus-

Answers 

1. Chiefs
2. Giraffes
3. halos/haloes
4. Kilos
5. Phones
6. Photos
7. cries
8. buses
9. babies
10. teeth
11. sandwiches
12. Nurses
13. Potatoes
14. Octopi
15. Analyses

Exercise 3

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

1. phenomena-
2. fungi-
3. indexes-
4. matrices-
5. oases-
6. larvae-
7. children-
8. lorries-
9. torpedoes-
10. Knives-

Answers 

1. Phenomenon
2. Fungus
3. Index
4. Matrix
5. Oasis
6. Larva
7. Child
8. Lorry
9. torpedo
10. Knife

Exercise 4

Fill the blank with the correct plural form.

1. People rear (Sheep) ______ for wool.
2. These (Student) ________ are protesting against their teacher.
3. My (Child) ______ like chocolate cake.
4. Take some ______ (Loaf) of bread.
5. (Amoeba) _______ found in pond.
6. There may be four (woman) ______ present.
7. I am ill. My  (Foot) ______ hurt.
8. The (thief) ______ flew away.
9. He bought (furniture) ________  for his home.
10. The Police have received two important (information) ________ .

Answers 

1. sheep
2. students
3. Children
4. Loaves
5. Amoebae
6. Women
7. Feet
8. Thieves
9. Furniture
10. Information

Exercise 5

Write some Examples which are same in Singular as well as in plural form.

1. _________
2. _________
3. _________
4. _________
5. _________

Answers

1. Luggage
2. Sheep
3. Furniture
4. Information
5. Aircraft

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