Singular noun Definition : When a noun means only one.                                                Exmples : apple, boy, girl, book, church, box Singualr nouns need indefinite article A or An to express a general thing A is used before singualr counrable nouns that beginwith consonants.                             Exmples: a book, a boy, a car An is used before singular conuntable nouns that begin  with vowels                     Examples: an umbrella, an apple, an orange                     or vowel - like sounds Example: an X-ray       Plural noun Definition : Whrn a noun means more than one                                                        Example: apples, boys ,girls, books, dhurches, boxes Rule # 1               The plural of noun is susally formed by adding 'S'                Examples : lamp - lamps / cat - cats /  fork - forks Rule # 2          Nouns ending in S, Z, X, and Ch form the plural by adding 'es'          Examples:  dish - dishes / box - boxes / church - churches Rule # 3    Nouns ending in y followed by a consonant formed  into a plural by      changing y to ie and by a vowel form their plurals by adding  only S                 Examples:  fly - flies / lady - ladies / city - cities                                      day - days / toy - toys / essay - essays Rule # 4   Nouns ending in f or fe are mad plural by changing f or fe to ves                Examples: beef - beeves / wife - wives / leaf - leaves Irregular plurals   There are some plural nouns that have special spellings

Apple     vs. Apples

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Countable/ Uncountable  Nouns apple vs.apples some/much vs. a something of Wrap Up Activities Back to Home

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