Tuesday, August 20, 2013

The Noun : Number (Cl-2)

THE NOUN : NUMBER ( SINGULAR AND PLURAL )

A noun that denotes one person or thing is said to be in the Singular Noun. For example :
boy, girl, cow, bird, tree, book, pen, pencil etc.

A noun that denotes more than one person or thing is said to be in the Plural Noun. For example :
boys, girls, cows, birds, trees, books, pens, pencils etc.

A) Change the following Singular nouns into Plural.

1) desk - _____ 2) book - ______ 3) tree - ______ 4) cow - ______ 5) pen - ______

B) Some nouns which end in "o", we simply add "es" to make it plural. For example :

1) buffalo - buffaloes  2) potato - potatoes  3) mango - mangoes  4) hero - heroes
5) cargo - _____  6) echo - _______  7) volcano - _______

C) Nouns ending in "s", "sh", "ch", or "x", we add "es" to make it plural. For example :

1) class - classes  2) brush - brushes  3) branch - branches  4) fox - foxes  5) dish - dishes
6) box - ______  7) kiss - ______  8) watch - ______  9) match - _______ 10) tax - _______

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