14555 grammar section nouns

Singular

Plural

1. ------------

-S

2. – X
- CH
-S
- SS
- SH

 BOY - BOYS
BOX – BOXES
CHURCH – CHURCHES
BUS – BUSES
CLASS – CLASSES
DISH – DISHES

- ES

3. – Y

- AY
-EY
- OY
-UY

4. –F /FE

Examples

-

-

IES

 COUNTRY – COUNTRIES

-

S






DAY – DAYS
MONKEY – MONKEYS
BOY – BOYS
GUY - GUYS

•

WIFE – WIVES

VES

EXCEPTIONS: BELIEFS / CLIFFS / DWARFS / GULFS/
PROOFS / ROOFS etc……

5. – o

-

♣ POTATOE - POTATOES

ES

Exceptions: discos / chiefs / dwarfs / gulfs / proofs /
roots
6. DIFFERENT
PLURAL AND
DIFFERENT
SPELLING







CHILD – CHILDREN
FOOT – FEET
LOUSE – LICE
MAN – MEN
MOUSE – MICE

 WOMAN – WOMEN
 OX – OXEN


 TOOTH – TEETH
NOTE: MILKMAN – MILKMEN, POLICEWOMAN – POLICEWOMEN, ETC

7. WITH TWO
PLURALS

 BROTHER – BROTHERS (BRETHREN)
 CLOTH – CLOTHES (CLOTHS)
 GENIUS – GENIUSE (GENIL)
Ex: Kids nowadays demand brand cloths.

8.THE SAME IN
PLURAL









DEER
FISH
MEANS

SERIES
SHEEP
SPECIES
SWINE

Ex: these are rare species.

9. ONLY PLURAL









GLASSES
JEANS
PYJAMAS
SCISSORS
SHORTS
TIGHTS
TROUSERS, ETC……









CLOTHES
CONTENTS
CUSTOMS
GREETINGS
OUTSKIRTS
STAIRS, ETC……












LUGGAGE
MILK
MONEY
MUSIC
NEWS
RAIN
SALT
SUGAR
TENNIS
WATER. ETC….

Ex: These trousers are very expensive

10. ONLY SINGULAR
(UNCOUNTABLE
NOUNS)










AIR
DAMAGE
FURNITURE
HAIR
HOMEWORK
INFORMATION
KNOWLEDGE
ADVICE

Ex: The furniture is completely
destroyed.


11. COLLECTIVE

NOUNS (PUT THE
VERB IN THE PLURAL)

PEOPLE
POLICE
CATTLE
THE PORTUGUESE
THE BRITISH
EX: PEOPLE LIKE FOOTBALL.

12. SEEM LIKE
PLURAL BUT THEY
ARE SINGULAR










ATHLETICS
AUDIENCE
DARTS
ECONOMICS
GYMANASTICS
MEASLES
MATHEMATHICS

NEWS, ETC….
Ex: Mathematics is a difficult subject for most students.

13. COLLECTIVE
NOUNS (PUT THE
VERB IN THE
SINGULAR OR
PLURAL)










ARMY
AUDIENCE
CLASS
COMMITTEE
FAMILY
GANG
GOVERNMENT
TEAM
Ex: the army is deploying a number of soldiers in Kosovo.
The government have approved new economic laws.

14. FROM LATIN TO

GREEK

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

CRITERION – CRITERIA
CURRICULUM – CURRICULA
MEDIUM – MEDIA
PHENOMENON
PHENOMENA