Some nouns that are always singular include:
gold, cotton, corn, silver, molasses, wheat, sugar, copper
Singular means one. Plural means more than one. To form a plural noun, we usually (but not always) add the letter -s to the end of the singular word. Some examples of singular nouns and their corresponding plural forms are:desk - desksgirl - girlsbowl- bowlskey - keysWhen the singular word ends with s, tch, sh, x, z, we form the plural by adding -es to the singular noun. Some examples of singular nouns with -es endings to form plural nouns are:kiss - kisseswatch - watchesdish - dishesWhen the singular word ends with a -y following a consonant, we take away the -y and add -ies to form the plural noun. Some examples of singular nouns ending in -y following a consonant are:baby - babiescountry- countriesdaddy - daddiesSome singular nouns have irregular plural forms. We can memorize these plural nouns. Some examples of singular nouns with their irregular plural forms are:child- childrenappendix - appendicesSome singular nouns and plural forms look the same; they do not make any changes in the plural form. Some examples of singular nouns and their plurals are:deer - deerfish - fish
Examples of singular nouns ending with'o' are:Alamoalbinoaltoarroyoavocadobamboobanjobarriobistrobongoboo boobungalowburritoburroCairocalicocameocargocasinocellocuckoocuriodingodominodynamoechoegoembargoembryofiascofrescogeckogizmogauchogazebogelatoghettogigologrottoguanogustohairdohaloherohippoiglooindigoinfernoJell-OjudokangarookazookilokimonolassoLatinolimbolottomambomangoMarco PolomatzomementomemomerinomottoOreopatiopestophotopianoplacebopolioponchopotatoradioratiorhinorodeoshampoosilosolostereostuccostudiotabootacotangotattootempotomatotorsotuxedotwovetovideovirtuosovoodooYahoo!zerozoo
Nouns that are always plural with no singular form are:newsmathematicsclothes
Examples of nouns that do not change form for singular to plural:advicedeerbinocularsmeansoffspringpantssalmonscissorssheepspeciesswinetrout
Some singular nouns that end with 'tion' are:abbreviationabsolutionaccelerationactionaddictionaffectionafflictionagitationaggregationaviationobligationobservationoccupationoperationoptionorganizationornamentationosculationovationovulation
Examples of nouns that are always singular include: furniture, information, advice, equipment.
Examples of singular nouns ending in -io are:audioimpresariopatioPinocchiopistachiopolioportfolioradioratiotrio
Examples of nouns that are the same in the singular and plural form:deerfishfurnitureoffspringpoultrysalmonsheepswinetroutyouth
Examples of singular nouns ending in 'ch' are:archbatchbeachbirchbleachcatchchurchclutchcouchcrutchditchDutchfinchgulchhitchhunchitchleechlunchmarchmatchnotchostrichperchpitchporchranchspeechwitchZurich
Examples of nouns that are plural in form but singular in meaning:pajamaspoliticsnewsglassesbinocularsscissorspantsshortstrouserstongstweezersmathematicsspeciesclothescongratulationsmolassesmumpsphysicseconomicscivicsaerobaticsgymnasticsmeasles
Examples of singular noun ending in Y are:agonyalleyarterybellybodyboybrandybunnycanarycandydairydaydiaryfairyfillyfollyfortygallerygravygrayhayironyjoykeyladymoneynationalityospreypartyplayquayraystorytraytreasuryusuryvalley
Examples of nouns that are both singular and plural are:aircraftdeerfishmeansmooseoffspringsalmonsheepshrimpspecies
Examples of nouns that end with the letter T are: alphabetbatcometdesertelementfootguesthatinstantjetknotlightmintnightocelotpointquiltrootsalttentultraviolet vaultwalletxystyeastzest
Singular means one. Plural means more than one. To form a plural noun, we usually (but not always) add the letter -s to the end of the singular word. Some examples of singular nouns and their corresponding plural forms are:desk - desksgirl - girlsbowl- bowlskey - keysWhen the singular word ends with s, tch, sh, x, z, we form the plural by adding -es to the singular noun. Some examples of singular nouns with -es endings to form plural nouns are:kiss - kisseswatch - watchesdish - dishesWhen the singular word ends with a -y following a consonant, we take away the -y and add -ies to form the plural noun. Some examples of singular nouns ending in -y following a consonant are:baby - babiescountry- countriesdaddy - daddiesSome singular nouns have irregular plural forms. We can memorize these plural nouns. Some examples of singular nouns with their irregular plural forms are:child- childrenappendix - appendicesSome singular nouns and plural forms look the same; they do not make any changes in the plural form. Some examples of singular nouns and their plurals are:deer - deerfish - fish
Examples of singular nouns ending with'o' are:Alamoalbinoaltoarroyoavocadobamboobanjobarriobistrobongoboo boobungalowburritoburroCairocalicocameocargocasinocellocuckoocuriodingodominodynamoechoegoembargoembryofiascofrescogeckogizmogauchogazebogelatoghettogigologrottoguanogustohairdohaloherohippoiglooindigoinfernoJell-OjudokangarookazookilokimonolassoLatinolimbolottomambomangoMarco PolomatzomementomemomerinomottoOreopatiopestophotopianoplacebopolioponchopotatoradioratiorhinorodeoshampoosilosolostereostuccostudiotabootacotangotattootempotomatotorsotuxedotwovetovideovirtuosovoodooYahoo!zerozoo
Some examples of plural nouns that are spelled the same as singular nouns are: deer, sheep, fish, and moose.
Nouns that are always plural with no singular form are:newsmathematicsclothes