Class 1 English Grammar Chapter 4 Singular and Plural
Singular and Plural
| One means Singular | Many or more than one means Plural |
|---|
| One | Many |
| Toy | Toys |
| Cap | Caps |
| Jug | Jugs |
| Book | Books |
| Pen | Pens |
| Key | Keys |
Formation of plural from singular: Most nouns form plural by adding “s” to the singular form.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|
| One star | Five stars |
| One book | Four books |
| One pen | Five pens |
| One brinjal | Six brinjals |
| One car | Three cars |
Formation of plural from singular: Most nouns form plural by adding “es” to the singular form.
| Singular | Plural |
|---|
| One box | Tree boxes |
| One tomato | Four Tomatoes |
| One potato | Eight potatoes |
| One radish | Five radishes |
| One bus | Three buses |
Check yourself
A. Write many of the following.
| One | Many |
|---|
| One Cap | Three Caps |
| One book | Three Books |
| One cup | Three cups |
| One pen | Three pens |
| One ball | Three balls |
| One Table | Three Tables |
B. Add “s” to the given words to make them many.
| One | Many |
|---|
| Boy | Boys |
| Orange | Oranges |
| Shirt | Shirts |
| Lion | Lions |
| Apple | Apples |
| Bee | Bees |
| Cow | Cows |
| Eye | Eyes |
| One | Many |
|---|
| Plate | Plates |
| Tiger | Tigers |
| Girl | Girls |
| Window | Windows |
| Tree | Trees |
| Bottle | Bottles |
| Boat | Boats |
| One | many |
|---|
| Sticker | Stickers |
| Chair | Chairs |
| Shop | Shops |
| Year | Years |
| Snake | snakes |
| Desk | Desks |
C. Add “es” to the given words to make them many.
| One | Many |
|---|
| Bench | Benches |
| Fox | Foxes |
| Class | Classes |
| Potato | Potatoes |
| Mango | Mangoes |
| Coach | Coaches |
| Glass | Glasses |
| Match | Matches |
| One | Many |
|---|
| Watch | Watches |
| Dress | Dresses |
| Tomato | Tomatoes |
| Mosquito | Mosquitoes |
| Brush | Brushes |
| Class | Classes |
| Dish | Dishes |
D. Given below are incomplete Naming words standing for many or more than one, complete them.
| One | Many (incomplete) | Many (Complete) |
|---|
| Leaf | l—v-s | leaves |
| Fox | f-x-s | foxes |
| Wolf | w-lv-s | wolves |
| Woman | wom– | women |
| Child | childr– | children |
| Foot | f—t | feet |
| One | Many (incomplete) | Many (Complete) |
|---|
| Ox | ox– | oxes |
| Story | stor— | stories |
| Brush | brush– | brushes |
| Man | M-n | Men |
| Watch | watch– | watches |
| Bus | bus– | buses |
