Singular and Plural For class 7

Here you have Singular and Plural for class 7, 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. 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 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.

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.

Countable Nouns/Common nouns have Two Numbers:

1. Singular Number
2. Plural Number

1. Singular Number

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

For Example: 

Girl here girl denotes a single girl. (only one person)

2. Plural Number

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

For Example:

Girls here girls denote more than one girl. (more than one person)

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
• Chair- Chairs 
• Table- Tables 
• Pen – Pens
• Rat- Rats
• Cow – Cows 
• Rabbit- Rabbits 
• Girl- Girls
• Look- Looks 
• Ball- Balls  

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

For Examples:

1. Sheep – Sheep
2. Foot- Feet
3. Child – Children
4. Woman – Women
5. Person – People 
6. Mouse – Mice 
7. Goose – Geese 
8. Deer- Deer 
9. Fish – Fish 
10. Aircraft – Aircraft

Singular Nouns into Plural Form- Rules

1. Most of noun change into Plural form by adding the letter ‘s’.

For Examples: Paper – Papers 

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

For Examples:

• Branch – Branches 
• Tax – Taxes
• Virus – Viruses 
• Glass – Glasses 

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

For Examples: Kidney – Kidneys (a,e,i,o,u are the vowels)

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

For Examples: Country– Countries 

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

For Examples: Mosquito – Mosquitoes 

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: Zero – Zeros/Zeroes 

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

For Examples: Wife – Wives 

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 Examples: Chief – Chiefs 

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

For Examples: Genus- Genera 

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

For Examples: Amoeba– Amoebae

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

For Examples: Cactus – Cacti

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

For Examples: Bacterium – Bacteria 

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

For Examples: Index – Indices 

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

For Examples: Analysis – Analyses 

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

For Examples: Criterion – Criteria

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

For Examples:

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

For Examples:

Nouns that are always Singular

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

• 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

Singular and Plural Top 18 Rules

Singular and Plural for class 7 Worksheet

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Exercise 1

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

1. (Amoeba) _______ found in ponds.
2. There may be four (woman) ______ present.
3. I had an accident, My (foot) _______ hurt.
4. There are lots of (bacterium) ________  present in our surroundings.
5. Great (agendum) ______  was made by the politicians.
6. No candidate fulfils all the (Criterion) ______  for this position.
7. (Nucleus) _______ are the brain of the cells.
8. (Radius) _______ of these circles are 2cm.
9. Ferns, mosses and (Fungus) _______ produce spores.
10. Playing the (Index) _____ via spread betting.

Answers 

1. Amoebae
2. Women
3. Feet
4. bacteria
5. Agenda
6. Criteria
7. Nuclei
8. Radii
9. Fungi
10. Indices

Exercise 2

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

1. Analysis-
2. Matrix-
3. Cry-
4. Thesis-
5. Baby-
6. Synthesis-
7. Sandwich-
8. Nurse-
9. Phenomenon-
10. Octopus-

Answers 

1. Analyses
2. Matrices
3. cries
4. theses
5. babies
6. Syntheses
7. sandwiches
8. Nurses
9. Phenomena
10. Octopi

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

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

1. (Goose) _____ saw her and cackled loudly.
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. The lava of (Volcano) _______ cool down.
7. She bought some (loaf) ______ of bread.
8. They solve the Mendel’s ________ (Theory).
9. These (Student) ________ are protesting against their teacher.
10. My (Child) ______ like chocolate cake.

Answers

1. Geese
2. Tennis shoes
3. Teeth
4. men
5. sheep
6. Volcanoes
7. Loaves
8. Theories
9. students
10. Children

Exercise 5 

Write Singular for Singular nouns and Plural for Plurals 

1. News
2. Economics
3. Axes
4. Vertex
5. Automata
6. Troops
7. Alms
8. Crises
9. Oasis
10. Ova

Answers 

1. Singular
2. Singular
3. Plural
4. Plural
5. Plural
6. Singular
7. Singular
8. Plural
9. Singular
10. Plural

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