Standard 11 Study Materials

SINGULAR - PLURAL

1. Add 's' after a noun :

SINGULAR	PLURAL
Book Artist Cow Hen Lion School Table Bird Boy Kite Map Pen Shoe Girl	Books Artists Cows Hens Lions Schools Tables Birds Boys Kites Maps Pens Shoes Girls

2. Add 'es' after a noun ends with 's', 'sh', 'ch', 'x', 'z'

SINGULAR	PLURAL
Bench Brush Church Inch Dish Glass Loss Class Match Quiz Box Tax Bus Gas	Benches Brushes Churches Inches Dishes Glasses Losses Classes Matches Quizes Boxes Taxes Buses Gases

3. Add 'ies' after a noun ends with 'y' followed by consonant :

SINGULAR	PLURAL
City Duty Lady Story Baby Fly Trophy Country Family	Cities Duties Ladies Stories Babies Flies Trophies Countries Families

4. Add 's' after a noun ends with 'y' followed by vowel :

SINGULAR	PLURAL
Boy Day Journey Monkey Valley Donkey Key Ray Tray Toy	Boys Days Journeys Monkeys Valleys Donkeys Keys Rays Trays Toys

5. Add 'ves' after a noun ends with 'f' or 'fe' - remove 'f' or 'fe' and add 'ves' in their place :

SINGULAR	PLURAL
Knife Life Shelf Thief Leaf Wife	Knives Lives Shelves Thieves Leaves Wives

6. Add 'es' after a noun ends with 'o' followed by consonants :

SINGULAR	PLURAL
Buffalo Hero Potato Tomato Volcano Mango Mosquito Zero	Buffaloes Heroes Potatoes Tomatoes Volcanoes Mangoes Masquitoes Zeroes

7. Similar singular and plural nouns :

SINGULAR	PLURAL
Deer Fish Pair Stone Dozen Sheep Score	Deer Fish Pair Stone Dozen Sheep Score

8. Changes in spelling while making plural :

SINGULAR	PLURAL
Man Tooth Foot Mouse Woman Ox Child Goose	Men Teeth Feet Mice Women Oxen Children Geese