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- à 1.3èSingular and Plural Nouns
- ä:ïIdentify singular nouns in the following group of words:
- suburb, field, calf, bug, truck, wool, room, tomato.ïSee the Example.
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- êë All of the above eight words are singular.
- #éS Every noun that ends in the letter ╖b, d, f, g, k, l, m, o, w, ╗
- #╖x, y, or z╗ will automatically be a singular noun.ïMost nouns that end
- #in the letter ╖h, p╗, or ╖r╗ are also singular, for example, ╖splash,
- #╖heap, door╗.ïBut some nouns (especially names of animals) ending in
- #the letter ╖h, p╗, or ╖r╗ can be singular or plural, depending on how
- #they are used in a sentence: ╖fish, sheep, deer╗.ïMost nouns ending in
- #the letter ╖e, n, ╗and ╖t╗ are singular, for example, ╖ledge, den╗, and
- #╖root,╗but there are exceptions: ╖lice╗ is the plural of ╖louse, feet╗
- #is the plural of ╖foot╗, and children is the plural of child. Most nouns
- #ending in ╖a ╗are singular, as in ╖banana╗, but there are exceptions
- based on word endings from foreign languages. For example, the plural of
- #╖memorandum ╗is ╖memoranda╗.
- 1.ïIdentify the singular noun in the following group of nouns.
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- A)ïwomen
- B)ïcriteria
- C)ïstorm
- D)ïnone
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- #ê ╢Storm╗ is the singular noun because all nouns ending in ╖m╗ are
- #singular.ï╖Criteria╗ is the plural of criterion.ï╖Women╗ is the plural
- of woman.
- Ç C
- 2.ïIdentify the singular noun in the following group of nouns.
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- A)ïmice
- B)ïbandana
- C)ïdata
- D)ïnone
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- #ë ╢Bandana╗ is singular, as are most nouns ending in a.ï╖Data╗ is
- #the plural of datum.ï╖Mice╗ is the plural of mouse.
- Ç B
- 3.ïIdentify the singular noun in the following group of nouns.
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- A)ïlarvae
- B)ïmedia
- C)ïgeese
- D)ïnone
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- #êå of the above words are singular.ï╖Larvae╗ is the plural of
- #larva.ï╖Media╗ is the plural of medium. ╖Geese╗ is the plural of goose.
- Ç D
- ä:ïIdentify the following nouns as either singular or
- plural: pus, bus, news, planks.ïSee the Example.
- âS:
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- #ê╖News╗ and ╖pus╗ are singular and have no plural form.ï╖Bus╗ is
- #singular, even though it ends in the letter s.ï╖Planks╗ is the plural
- of plank.
- éS
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- #ê Unfortunately, not all nouns that end in the letter ╖s╗ are
- #plural, as ╖bus, pus╗, and ╖news╗ indicate.
- 4.ïIdentify the singular noun in the following list of nouns
- #ending in the letter ╖s╗.
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- A)ïtreats
- B)ïgas
- C)ïtrumpets
- D)ïnone
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- #êï╢Gas╗ is singular, even though it ends in the letter s.
- Ç B
- ä:ïMake the following singular nouns plural: bus, Jones,
- box, sash, church, glass, Katz.ïSee the Example.
- âS:
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- #êè╖buses, Joneses, boxes, sashes, churches, glasses, Katzes╗
- éS
- #ëMost singular nouns that end in the letter ╖s, es, x, sh, ch, o, ╗
- #╖ss╗, and proper nouns ending the letter ╖z╗ are made plural by adding
- #the ending ╖es╗ to them.ïOccasionally, a singular noun ending in the
- #letters ╖zz╗ will also become plural by adding an ╖es╗ ending: ╖buzzes╗
- #is the plural of ╖buzz╗.ïBut other words like ╖jazz╗ and ╖fuzz╗ have no
- plural form.
- 5.ïIdentify the plural form of the singular noun bus.
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- A)ïbusses
- B)ïbuses
- C)ïbussess
- D)ïnone
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- #ë ╢Bus╗ is a singular noun ending in the letter s that becomes
- plural by adding an es ending.
- Ç B
- 6.ïIdentify the plural form of the singular noun fox.
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- A)ïfoxs
- B)ïfoxes
- C)ïfoxxes
- D)ïnone
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- #ë Choose ╖foxes╗ because singular nouns ending in the letter ╖x╗
- #become plural by adding an ╖es╗ ending.
- Ç B
- # 7.ïIdentify the plural form of the word ╖lash╗.
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- A)ïlashes
- B)ïlashses
- C)ïlashs
- D)ïnone
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- #ë Choose ╢lashes╗ because most singular nouns ending in the letters
- #╖sh╗ are made plural by adding an ╖es╗ ending--some exceptions are ╖
- #╖trash╗ and ╖hash.╗
- Ç A
- # 8.ïIdentify the plural form of the noun ╖church.╗
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- A)ïchurchs
- B)ïchurchses
- C)ïchurches
- D)ïnone
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- #ëChoose ╢churches╗ because singular nouns ending in the letters
- #╖ch╗ form the plural by adding an ╖es╗ ending.
- Ç C
- # 9.ïIdentify the plural form of the singular noun ╖mass╗.
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- A)ïmasses
- B)ïmasess
- C)ïmasss
- D)ïnone
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- #ëChoose ╢masses╗ because any singular noun ending in the letters
- #╖ss╗ becomes plural by adding an ╖es╗ ending.
- Ç A
- # 10.ïIdentify the plural form of the singular proper noun ╖╗
- #╖Moses.╗
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- A)ïMosess
- B)ïMoseses
- C)ïMosesses
- D)ïå
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- #ë Choose ╢Moseses╗ because singular proper nouns ending in the
- letter s becomes plural by adding an es ending.
- Ç B
- # 11.ïIdentify the plural form of the singular proper noun ╖
- #╖Shatz.╗
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- A)ïShatzses
- B)ïShatzzes
- C)ïShatzes
- D)ïå
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- #ëChoose ╢Shatzes╗ because singular proper nouns ending in the let-
- #ter ╖z╗ become plural by adding an ╖es╗ ending.
- Ç C
- ä:ïMake the following singular nouns plural: monkey, toy,
- body, city, berry.ïSee the Example.
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- #êê╖monkeys, toys, bodies, cities, berries╗
- éS
- #ê Singular nouns ending in the letter ╖y╗ preceded by a vowel are
- #made plural by adding an ╖s╗ to the ╖y╗.ïIn the example, ╖monkey╗
- #becomes ╖monkeys╗ and ╖toy╗ becomes ╖toys╗.ïSingular nouns ending in
- #the letter ╖y╗ preceded by one or more consonants are made plural by
- #dropping the ╖y╗ and adding an ╖ies╗ ending. For example, ╖body╗ becomes
- #╖bodies╗, ╖city╗ becomes ╖cities╗, and ╖berry╗ becomes ╖berries╗.
- # 12.ïIdentify the plural form of the singular noun ╖nanny╗.
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- A)ïnannys
- B)ïnannies
- C)ïnannyes
- D)ïnone
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- #è ╢Nannies╗ is correct because singular nouns ending in the letter ╖y╗
- #and preceded by one or more consonants become plural by dropping the ╖
- #╖y╗ and adding the ╖ies╗ ending.
- Ç B
- # 13.ïIdentify the plural form of the singular noun ╖tray╗.
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- A)ïtrays
- B)ïtrayes
- C)ïtrayees
- D)ïnone
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- #è ╢Trays╗ is correct because singular nouns ending in the letter ╖y╗
- #and preceded by a vowel become plural by adding the letter ╖s╗.
- Ç A
- # 14.ïIdentify the plural form of the singular noun ╖cry╗.
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- A)ïcrys
- B)ïcryes
- C)ïcries
- D)ïnone
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- #è ╢Cries╗ is correct because singular nouns ending in the letter ╖y╗
- #and preceded by one or more consonants become plural by dropping the ╖y╗
- #and adding an ╖ies╗ ending.
- Ç C
- ä:ïMake the following singular nouns plural: basis,
- parenthesis, crisis.ïSee the Example.
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- #ëThe plural of ╖basis╗ is ╖bases╗; the plural of ╖parenthesis╗ is
- #╖parençs╗; and the plural of ╖crisis╗ is ╖crises╗.
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- #èAll singular nouns that end in ╖is╗ are made plural by replacing
- #the letter ╖i╗ with the letter ╖e╗.
- 15.ïIdentify the plural noun in the following list of words.
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- A)ïpsychosis
- B)ïoases
- C)ïthesis
- D)ïnone
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- #ë╢Oases╗ is the plural form of oasis.ïBecause ╖psychosis╗ and ╖hy-╗
- #╖pothesis╗ end in the letters ╖is╗, they are singular.
- Ç B
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