English - Class 5
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English - Class 5 - Number (Singular and Plural)- Key Points/Notes/Worksheets/Explanation/Lesson/Practice Questions Tags: Nouns - Singular and Plural Nouns Worksheets PDF for Grade 5, Definitions, Free Worksheet PDF on Singular and Plural, Lesson on Numbers- Singular and Plural, Rules & Examples of Singular and Plural for Grade V, List of Singular and Plural for class 5, Practice page on Singular and Plural for class V, Change/Convert Singular to Plural Noun for fifth Grade. Match each singular noun in the left column with its plural noun in the right column. Write the plural form of each singular noun given below. Choose the correct plural form. Most Singular Nouns form their Plurals by adding –s. Nouns that ends in –s, -ss, -x, -sh, or –ch form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular, Noun that ends in –y, and the –y has a consonant before it, its Plural is formed by changing –y into –ies, But if the Noun ends in –y, and the –y has a vowel before it, its Plural is formed by adding –s to the Singular, Nouns that ends in –o, if they have a consonant before them, generally form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular, Compound Noun and their Plurals, The following Nouns have the same form for the Plural as for the Singular. When the subject changes from Singular to Plural the Predicate of the sentence must change too, English Grammar Grade 5, English Grammar for class V
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A noun which is used for only one person or thing is said to be in the Singular Number. Example: girl, man, child, pen, table, chair etc.
A noun which is used for more than one person or thing is said to be in the Plural Number. Example: girls, men, children, pens tables, chairs etc.
Rules Of Forming The Plural Of Nouns
Rule 1: Most Singular Nouns form their Plurals by adding –s.
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Rule 2: Nouns that ends in –s, -ss, -x, -sh, or –ch form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular
Rule 3: Noun that ends in –y, and the –y has a consonant before it, its Plural is formed by changing –y into –ies; as,
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Rule 4: But if the Noun ends in –y, and the –y has a vowel before it, its Plural is formed by adding –s to the Singular
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Rule 5: Noun that ends in –f or –fe form their Plurals by changing –f or –fe into –ves
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But the following Nouns form their Plurals by simply adding –s to the Singular
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Rule 6: Nouns that ends in –o, if they have a consonant before them, generally form their Plurals by adding –es to the Singular
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Rule 7: The following Nouns form their Plurals by a change of the inside vowel
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Rule 8: The following Nouns form their Plurals in –en or –ren
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Rule 9: Compound Noun and their Plurals
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Rule 10: The following Nouns have the same form for the Plural as for the Singular.
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Rule 11: The following Nouns are always Singular:
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Rule 12: The following Nouns are always Plural:
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Rule 13: When the subject changes from Singular to Plural the Predicate of the sentence must change too.
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