Singular and Plural For class 8

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Countable Nouns Definition 

The names of things, objects, animals, birds 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, animal, birds.

For Example: 

Chair here chair denotes a single chair. (only one thing)

2. Plural Number

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

For Example:

Chairs here chairs denote more than one chair. (more than one chair)

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 
• Rat- Rats
• 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. Radius – Radii
2. Amoeba- Amoebae
3. Child – Children
4. Stomach – Stomachs 
5. Person – People 
6. Analysis- Analyses 
7. Locus – Loci 
8. Deer- Deer 
9. Criterion- Criteria 
10. Aircraft – Aircraft

Singular Nouns into Plural Form- Rules

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

For Examples: telephone – telephones 

Rule 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 

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

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

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

For Examples: Country– Countries 

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

For Examples: Mosquito – Mosquitoes 

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

For Examples: Ratio– Ratios 

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

For Examples: Zero – Zeros/Zeroes 

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

For Examples: Loaf – Loaves 

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’.

For Examples: Chief – Chiefs 

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

For Examples: Genus- Genera 

Rule 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

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

For Examples: Cactus – Cacti

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

For Examples: Bacterium – Bacteria 

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

For Examples: Index – Indices 

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

For Examples: Analysis – Analyses 

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

For Examples: Criterion – Criteria

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

For Examples:

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

For Examples:

Nouns that are Plural in form But Singular in Meaning

Some Nouns that are Plural in form but Singular in meaning and take Singular Verb.

• Innings
• Summons
• billiards
• molasses
• dizziness
• Linguistics
• News
• Ethics
• Physics
• Economics
• Politics
• Mathematics
• Athletics
• measles
• mumps
• calculus
• rickets

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.

Nouns that are Singular and never take ‘s’ in plural form

These words are uncountable nouns and hence will take singular verb. these nouns will not take Articles (a, an), ‘many’, ‘number of’, ‘few’ and ‘plural form’.  

• Poetry
• Evidence
• Knowledge
• dust
• Traffic
• Bakery
• Luggage
• information
• Baggage
• Furniture
• Scenery
• Stationery
• Percentage

Nouns that are Singular in form But Plural in Meaning

These are certain nouns that are singular in form but Plural in meaning and hence take plural verb.

• cattle
• Peasantry
• Children
• Police
• Cavalry
• Poultry
• People
• gentry
• Infantry

Singular and Plural Top 18 Rules

Singular and Plural for class 8 Worksheet

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Exercise 1- Fill in the blank

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

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

Answers 

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

Exercise 2 – Write down in Plural form 

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

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

Answers 

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

Exercise 3- Write down in Singular form 

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. Griefs-
8. lorries-
9. torpedoes-
10. Knives-

Answers 

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

Exercise 4

Write Singular for Singular nouns and Plural for Plurals 

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

Answers 

1. Plural
2. Singular
3. Plural in form
4. Singular (Plural in Meaning)
5. Plural
6. Singular
7. Plural
8. Singular
9. Singular
10. Plural
11. Plural
12. Singular

Exercise 5- Spotting the Error

Spot the Error and write down the correct words.

1.  No one available at the station, She carried all his luggages herself.
2. Cattles were grazing in the field.
3. There are many fishes in the pond.
4. Alms are given to the poors.
5. All his sister in laws are co-operative.
6. She needed money, So she sold all her furnitures.
7. He has many sheeps and cows in his field.
8. She wear a blue trouser.
9. She will give you a good news.
10. Where are my scissor?

Answers 

1. luggages-  luggage
2. Cattles- Cattle
3. fishes- fish
4. poors- poor
5. sister in laws- sisters-in-law
6. furnitures- furniture
7. sheeps- Sheep
8. trouser- trousers
9. a good news- good news
10. scissor- scissors

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