Plural Nouns

Plural nouns are words used to indicate that there is more than one person, animal, place, thing, or idea. The difference between singular and plural nouns is simple once you know what to look for. Here, we take a look at singular and plural nouns, providing both singular nouns examples and plural noun examples to help you recognize plural nouns when you see them.

What is a Plural Noun

The answer is a relatively easy one, as grammar goes. A plural noun is a word that indicates that there is more than one person, animal place, thing, or idea. When you talk about more than one of anything, you’re using plural nouns. When you write about more than one of anything, you usually use the same word, simply adding an s, es, or ies to the end. There are a few exceptions to this rule, but not many – one of the best is that a single moose is a moose, and a group of moose are still moose.

Singular and Plural Nouns

The difference between singular and plural nouns is easy to spot. When a noun indicates one only, it is a singular noun. When a noun indicates more than one, it is plural.

Singular Noun Examples

The following sentences contain singular nouns examples.

1. The boy had a baseball in his hand.
2. My horse prefers to wear an English saddle.
3. That cat never seems to tire of jumping in and out of the box.
4. You stole my idea and didn’t give me any credit.
5. Your mom is going to be upset about that broken lamp.
6. It’s not difficult to grow a tree as long as you give it plenty of water.
7. I can’t believe you let your dog stick his head out the window while you drive.

Plural Noun Examples

The following sentences contain plural noun examples.

1. The boys were throwing baseballs back and forth between bases.
2. Our horses are much happier wearing lightweight English saddles.
3. Those cats never seem to tire of chasing one another in and out of those boxes.
4. You stole my ideas and didn’t give me any credit.
5. Our moms are going to be upset that we stayed out all night going to parties.
6. It’s not too difficult to grow trees as long as you provide them with plenty of water.
7. I can’t believe you allow your dogs to climb all over the seats while you are driving.

Singular – Plural Nouns Exercises

Transform each of the following words into plurals:

1. Day
2. Tax
3. Taxi
4. Lady
5. Mountain

Answers 1-5:

1. Days
2. Taxes
3. Taxis
4. Ladies
5. Mountains

Choose the correct plural for each of the words that follows:

1. Choice
   a. Choices b. Choices c. Choiceies
2. Box
   a.Boxs b. Boxies c. Boxes
3. Thief
   a.Thiefies a. Thiefs c. Thieves
4. Army
   a.Armys b. Armies c. Army
5. Owl
   a.Owls b. Owlies c. Owelds

Answers:

1. –a
2. –c
3. –c
4. –b
5. –a

Choose the best word to fit into each of the following sentences:

1. The men sharpened their _____________ before throwing them at the targets.
   A – knife B – knifes C – knives
2. Please eat the rest of your _____________.
   A – pease B – Peas C – Peies
3. I’d like you to stop leaving your ________________ on the floor.
   A – Socks B – Sockses C – Sox
4. We saw a lot of _________________ at the park.
   A – Deers B – Deeries C – Deer
5. This recipe calls for a lot of _____________.
   A – Tomatos B – Tomatoes C – Tomaties

Answers:

1. –C
2. –B
3. –A
4. –C
5. –B