Worksheet Solutions: The Noun Numbers | English Grammar Class 7 PDF Download

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions

Q.1. How many types of noun numbers are there?
(a) One
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

Ans: (b)
Explanation: There are two types of noun numbers: singular and plural.

Q.2. Which of the following is a singular noun?
(a) Dogs
b) Trees
(c) Girl
(d) Books

Ans: (c)
Explanation: A singular noun refers to just one person, place, thing, or idea. In this case, "girl" is the singular noun.

Q.3. What is the plural form of the noun "sheep"?
(a) Sheeps
(b) Sheep
(c) Sheepes
(d) Sheepp

Ans: (b)
Explanation: The plural form of the noun "sheep" is "sheep." It is one of the few nouns that have the same form in both singular and plural.

Q.4. Which of the following is an irregular plural noun?
(a) Boxes
(b) Children
(c) Houses
(d) Parks

Ans: (b)
Explanation: The word "children" is an irregular plural noun. It does not follow the typical rules for forming plurals, such as adding -s or -es.

Q.5. What is the plural form of the noun "goose"?
(a) Goose
(b) Geeses
(c) Geese
(d) Gooses

Ans: (c)
Explanation: The plural form of the noun "goose" is "geese." This is an example of an irregular plural noun.

Section B: Short Questions    

Q.1. What is the difference between a singular noun and a plural noun?

Ans: A singular noun refers to one person, place, thing, or idea, while a plural noun refers to more than one person, place, thing, or idea.

Q.2. Change the following singular nouns to their plural forms: dog, house, toy.

Ans: dogs, houses, toys.

Q.3. What is the plural form of the irregular noun "child"?

Ans: The plural form of "child" is "children."

Q.4. Some nouns have irregular plural forms. Provide two examples of such nouns.

Ans: foot (feet), tooth (teeth).

Q.5. What is the plural form of the compound noun "mother-in-law"?

Ans: The plural form is "mothers-in-law."

Section C: Fill in the Blanks

Q.1. The plural form of 'goose' is __________.

Ans: The plural form of 'goose' is 'geese'.
Explanation: The plural form of 'goose' is 'geese' because it follows an irregular pattern for forming plurals.

Q.2. The singular form of 'leaves' is __________.

Ans: The singular form of 'leaves' is 'leaf'.
Explanation: The singular form of 'leaves' is 'leaf' because the word changes its spelling in the plural form by replacing 'f' with 'ves'.

Q.3. The plural form of 'foot' is __________.

Ans: The plural form of 'foot' is 'feet'.
Explanation: The plural form of 'foot' is 'feet' because it follows an irregular pattern for forming plurals.

Q.4. The singular form of 'data' is __________.

Ans: The singular form of 'data' is 'datum'.
Explanation: The singular form of 'data' is 'datum' because 'data' is the plural form of the Latin word 'datum'.

Q.5. The plural form of 'man' is __________.

Ans: The plural form of 'man' is 'men'.
Explanation: The plural form of 'man' is 'men' because it follows an irregular pattern for forming plurals.

Section D: Match the Column

Ans:

Section E: True or False

Q.1. The plural form of 'city' is 'cities'.

Ans: True
Explanation: The plural form of 'city' is 'cities' because it follows the rule of changing 'y' to 'ies' when the word ends in a consonant + 'y'.

Q.2. The singular form of 'sheep' is 'sheeps'. 

Ans: False
Explanation: The singular form of 'sheep' remains 'sheep' because it is one of the irregular nouns that do not change in the plural form.

Q.3. The plural form of 'baby' is 'babies'. 

Ans: True
Explanation: The plural form of 'baby' is 'babies' because it follows the rule of changing 'y' to 'ies' when the word ends in a consonant + 'y'.

Q.4. The singular form of 'bacteria' is 'bacterium'.

Ans: True
Explanation: The singular form of 'bacteria' is 'bacterium' because 'bacteria' is the plural form of the Latin word 'bacterium'.

Q.5. The plural form of 'radius' is 'radii'. 

Ans: True
Explanation: The plural form of 'radius' is 'radii' because it follows the Latin rule for forming plurals by changing 'us' to 'i'.

Section F: Write Answer for Below Questions

Q.1. In the sentences given below identify nouns and state what type of noun it is.

(i) A Bengal tiger looks great.

Ans: Noun Bengal tiger Proper noun

(ii) A man was standing there.

Ans: Noun Man Common noun

(iii) Players were playing football.

Ans: Noun Players Common noun

Noun Football Proper noun

(iv) Oranges are a costly fruit.

Ans: Noun Oranges Proper noun

Noun Fruit Common noun

(v) Eggs were broken by a boy.

Ans: Noun Eggs Common noun

(Countable)

Noun Boy Common noun

Q.2. Make the plurals of the nouns given below.
(i) Negro

Ans: Negroes

(ii) Kiss

Ans: Kisses

(iii) Dish

Ans: Dishes

(iv) Lady

Ans: Ladies

(v) Dwarf

Ans: Dwarfs