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NOUN NUMBERpresentation by Monica arorajunior wing Vivek high school 38

Rule No. 1 To change singular nouns to plural nouns add an s at the end of the word.Examples: one girl many girls one car many cars

Rule no. 2If the noun ends in y and it has a consonant before it change it to ies.Examples:one fly many fliesone baby many babies

Rule No. 3If the noun ends in y and it has a vowel before it , add an s at the end of the word.Examples:one tray many traysone key- many keys

Rule no. 4If the noun ends in f or fe change it to ves.Examples:one thief-many thieves one knife-many knives

Exception to Rule no. 4 Some nouns which in end in f dont change to ves , simply add an s at the end.Example: one chef many chefs

Rule No.5If the noun ends in o add es to it.Examples:one mangoone tomatomany mangoesmany tomatoes

Exception to Rule no. 5Some nouns which end in o dont add es at the end, simply add s.Example: one piano many pianos

Rule no. 6If a noun ends in s, x, ch or sh then add es at the end.Examples:one watch-many watches one box-many boxes

Rule no. 7While changing some nouns into their plural forms the complete word changes.Examples:one man many men one tooth - many teeth

Rule No. 8Some nouns are the same in both singular and plural forms.Examples:one sheep - many sheep one deer many deer deer

Rule no. 9Some nouns always come in pairs.Examples:a pair of trousers a pair of spectacles

Rule no. 10Some nouns have two optionsExamples:one fish many fish one fruit many fruit

one fish - many fishes one fruit - many fruits