The Noun Numbers | English Grammar Class 7 PDF Download

Points to be Remembered

• Only countable nouns have plural forms. Singular countable nouns can be made plural usually by adding the suffix–s or es.
• Nouns that are made plural by adding–s or es are called regular nouns. For example: table –tables, glass–glasses.
• However the plural form of some nouns are made differently. Such nouns are called irregular nouns

The Plural of a Noun formed by adding s to the Singular

Singular to Plural using es

Singular Nouns ending in s, ss, sh, ch, x or z become Plural by adding es to them.

If a Singular Noun ends in y with a vowel before it, the plural is formed by adding s only.

If a Singular Noun ends in o with a consonant before o, the plural is formed by adding es.

Plural of Noun by a change of inside vowels

Nouns used only in singular

abuse, advice, luggage, machinery, money, poetry, jewellery, scenery, vacation, word, furniture, fruit, meal, fun, freedom, music, joy, permission, progress, rice, wheat, bread, milk, butter, glass, silver, gold, education, homework, employment, etc.

Nouns used as both the numbers, the singular and the plural

Committee, govt, police, wages, jury, means, politics, pains, publics etc.

• The jury was unanimous in its opinion.
• The jury were divided in their opinion.
• The committee has agreed on this issue.
• The committee are divided on this issue.