Singular and Plural Words List
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| Woman | Women |
| Man | Men |
| Child | Children |
| Tooth | Teeth |
| Foot | Feet |
| Person | People |
| Leaf | Leaves |
| Mouse | Mice |
| Table | Tables |
| Chair | Chairs |
| Father | Fathers |
| Mother | Mothers |
| Sister | Sisters |
| Uncle | Uncles |
| Singular | Plural |
| Bird | Birds |
| Boy | Boys |
| Bone | Bones |
| Cow | Cows |
| Toy | Toys |
| Horse | Horses |
| Cat | Cats |
| Dog | Dogs |
| Hand | Hands |
| Leg | Legs |
| Shop | Shops |
| Car | Cars |
| Jar | Jars |
| Gas | Gasses |
| Ass | Asses |
| Lass | Lasses |
| Class | Classes |
| Bush | Bushes |
| Glass | Glasses |
| Singular | Plural |
| Bench | Benches |
| Inch | Inches |
| Clutch | Clutches |
| Watch | Watches |
| Box | Boxes |
| Fox | Foxes |
| Boy | Boys |
| Day | Days |
| Donkey | Donkeys |
| Essay | Essays |
| Key | Keys |
| Radio | Radios |
| Buffalo | Buffaloes |
| Hero | Heroes |
| Mango | Mangoes |
| Monkey | Monkeys |
| Ray | Rays |
| Army | Armies |
| Baby | Babies |
| City | Cities |
| Copy | Copies |
| Country | Countries |
| Sky | Skies |
| Cry | Cries |
| Duty | Duties |
| Family | Families |
| Fly | Flies |
| Lady | Ladies |
| Story | Stories |
| Bamboo | Bamboos |
| Hoof | Hoofs |
| Cuckoo | Cuckoos |
| Potato | Potatoes |
| Calf | Calves |
| Leaf | Leaves |
| Loaf | Loaves |
| Life | Lives |
| Knife | Knives |
| Half | Halves |
| Self | Selves |
| Thief | Thieves |
| Wife | Wives |
| Chief | Chiefs |
| Cliff | Cliffs |
| Proof | Proofs |
| Man | Men |
| Woman | Women |
| Mouse | Mice |
| Louse | Lice |
| Ox | Oxen |
| Deer | Deer |
| Dozen | Dozen |
| Fish | Fish |
| Hair | Hair |
| News | News |
| Poetry | Poetry |
| Scissors | Scissors |
| Sheep | Sheep |
| Trousers | Trousers |
| Child | Children |
| Stepson | Stepsons |
| Maidservant | Maidservants |
| Class fellow | Class fellows |
| Father-in-law | Fathers-in-law |
| Mother-in-law | Mothers-in-law |
| Sister-in-law | Sisters-in-law |
| Brother-in-law | Brothers-in-law |
| Daughter-in-law | Daughters-in-law |
| Son-in-law | Sons-in-law |
Singular Noun Examples
The following sentences contain singular nouns examples –
- She is wearing a hat.
- She ate the birthday cake on her birthday.
- There was a mouse in the lady’s room.
- I presented a gift to my friend on her birthday.
- There was a dog barking at that child.
Plural Noun Examples
The following sentences contain Plural nouns examples –
- There are more than one hundred hats in that shop.
- They ate their birthday cakes.
- There were many mice in the lady’s room.
- My friends presented me with a large number of gifts on my birthday.
- There were many street dogs barking at those children.
How to get plurals of singular nouns?
A. By adding ‘s’ to the singular form – Look at the singular and plural forms of the following nouns:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Boy | Boys |
| Girl | Girs |
| Cat | Cats |
| Dog | Dogs |
| Brother | Brothers |
| Sister | Sisters |
| king | kings |
| Chair | Chairs |
| Book | Books |
B. If a singular form ends in s, sh, ch, x, or z we get its plural forms by adding – es :
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Gas | Gases |
| Class | Classes |
| Bush | Bushes |
| Fish | Fishes |
| Dishes | Bench |
| Benches | Benches |
| Box | Boxes |
| Fox | Foxes |
| Buzz | Buzzes |
C. If a singular form and a consonant + Y we get its plural form by adding the Y and adding ies:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Lady | Ladies |
| Fly | Flies |
| Baby | Babies |
| Story | Stories |
| Army | Armies |
| City | Cities |
D. If a singular form ends in a vowel + Y we get it by adding – s:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Boy | Boys |
| Toy | Toys |
| Key | Keys |
| Monkey | Monkeys |
| Valley | Valleys |
E. If a singular form ends in a consonant + O its plurally is obtained by adding – es:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Mango | Mangoes |
| Tomato | Tomatoes |
| Potato | Potatoes |
| Hero | Heroes |
Some scientific and technical words like Dynamo, Canto, Quarto, Piano, Photo, Stereo, Ratio, etc are turned into a plural by the addition of – S.
Exceptions
F. Some singular forms end in a vowel + O. They are turned into plural forms simply by adding – s:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Radio | Radios |
| Studio | Studios |
| Folio | Folios |
| Bamboo | Bamboos |
G. If a singular form ends – F or – FE its plural is obtained by dropping the – F or – FE and then adding – ves:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Leaf | Leaves |
| Thief | Thieves |
| Knife | Knives |
| Life | Lives |
| Loaf | Loaves |
But the following singular forms are turned into plural only by adding – s
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Cafe | Cafes |
| Proof | Proofs |
| Roof | Roofs |
| Belief | Beliefs |
H. Some singular forms are turned into plural forms by changing their internal vowels:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Man | Men |
| Woman | Women |
| Mouse | mice |
| Louse | Lice |
| Foot | Feet |
| Tooth | Teeth |
| Goose | Geese |
*Note the following exception:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Ox | Oxen |
| Child | Children |
| Brother | Brethren (Old Use) |
In the case of some countable nouns, the plural forms are exactly the same as their singular forms:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Sheep | Sheep |
| Deer | Deer |
| Swine | Swine |
I. There are some compound nouns whose singular forms are turned into plural only turning the principal words into plural:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Son-in-law | Sons-in-law |
| Father-in-law | Fathers-in-law |
| Passer-by | Passers-by |
| Looker-on | Lookers-on |
| Maid-servant | Maid-servants |
| Boy-scout | Boy Scouts |
| Commander-in-chief | Commanders-in-chief |
| Governor-general | Governors-general |
| Secretary-general | Secretaries-general |
| Man-hour | Man-hours |
| Man-eater | Men-eater |
J. It is useful to learn the plural form of some foreign words sometimes used in English sentences:
| Singular Forms | Plural Forms |
|---|---|
| Formula | Formulae |
| Larva | Larvae |
| Alumnus | Alumni |
| Bacillus | Bacilli |
| Focus | Foci, focuses |
| Fungus | Fungi |
| Radius | Radii |
| Stimulus | Stimuli |
| Bacterium | Bacteria |
| Curriculum | Curricula |
| Datum | Data |
| Medium | Media |
| Memorandum | Memoranda |
| Forum | Fora |
| Stratum | Strata |
| Index | Indices |
| Axis | Axes |
| Analysis | Analyses |
| Crisis | crises |
| Hypothesis | Hypotheses |
| Oasis | Oases |