Plurals
>> Add "s" to the noun:
band bands
cat cats
spring springs
sea seas
mountain mountains
>> Add "s" to nouns ending in a VOWEL + "y":
turkey turkeys
monkey monkeys
day days
>> Change the "y" to "i" and add "es" to nouns ending with a CONSONANT + "y":
body bodies
country countries
company companies
party parties
>> Add "es" to nouns ending in "s", "x", "z", "ch", and "sh":
mass masses
class classes
sex sexes
box boxes
buzz buzzes
watch watches
stitch stitches
dish dishes
crash crashes
>> Collective nouns refer to plurals but are treated as singular:
crowd, audience, navy, army, committee, swarm, government, team, group,
club, church, company
IRREGULAR PLURALS:
>> Change the "f" to "v" and add "es":
self selves
knife knives
wife wives
life lives
half halves
shelf shelves
wolf wolves
>> But not always!!!:
belief beliefs
chief chiefs
chef chefs
cliff cliffs
roof roofs
>> Add "s" or "es" to nouns ending in "o":
piano pianos
solo solos
salvo salvos
potato potatoes
tomato tomatoes
hobo hoboes
hero heroes
>> Very irregular plurals:
fish fish
deer deer
moose moose
sheep sheep
bison bison
datum data
phylum phyla
index indices
mouse mice
goose geese
tooth teeth
foot feet
person people
man men
woman women
child children
ox oxen
brother brothers, brethren (archaic)
EXERCISES:
Change the following sentences from singular to plural:
0. There is a man on a bicycle.
There are men on bicycles.
1. His wife is not ready yet.
2. Is there a mouse under the bed?
3. A high mountain is very cold at the top.
4. There is a large shipping company in Istanbul.
5. There is only one holiday this month.
6. This class is very boring.
7. My foot is tired.
8. There is a party this weekend.
9. That is a large box.
10. This is an expensive watch.
Change the following sentences from plural to singular:
0. There are many museums in Madrid.
There is a museum in Madrid.
11. Are there any geese on the pond?
12. Our enemies are near.
13. These watches are broken.
14. Those Rock and Roll bands are loud.
15. There are many fish in the sea.
16. There are potatoes for dinner.
17. Those knives are very sharp.
18. Your children are very good.
19. The cliffs are dangerous.
20. There are many car crashes every year.
Re-write the following sentences without errors:
0. How many houses is there on your street?
How many houses are there on your street?
21. Mathematics are very difficult.
22. Our football team are winners.
23. There are many monkies in the tree.
24. The fancy dishs are on the table.
25. My tooths are yellow.
26. How many womans are there in your company?
27. Are my shirtes washed yet?
28. Not many citys is clean and safe.
29. There is many problem in this exercises.
30. There are six librarys in our school.
POSSIBLE ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES:
1. Their wives are not ready yet.
2. Are there mice under the beds?
3. High mountains are very cold at the top.
4. There are large shipping companies in Istanbul.
5. There are only two holidays this month.
6. These classes are very boring.
7. Our feet are tired.
8. There are parties this weekend.
9. Those are large boxes.
10. These are expensive watches.
11. Is there a goose on the pond?
12. My enemy is near.
13. This watch is broken.
14. That Rock and Roll band is loud.
15. There is a fish in the sea.
16. There is a potato for dinner.
17. That knife is very sharp.
18. Your child is very good.
19. The cliff is dangerous.
20. There is a car crash every year.
21. Mathematics is very difficult.
22. Our football team is a winner.
23. There are many monkeys in the tree.
24. The fancy dishes are on the table.
25. My teeth are yellow.
26. How many women are there in your company?
27. Are my shirts washed yet?
28. Not many cities are clean and safe.
29. There are many problems in these exercises.
30. There are six libraries in our school.
Alıntıdır.
