List 1 - Singular and Plural Nouns

Singular and plural forms of compound nouns

 

 

Singular  Plural 
attorney-general attorneys-general
brother-in-law brothers-in-law
bystander bystanders
commander-in-chief commanders-in-chief
court martial courts martial
cupful cupfuls
father-in-law fathers-in-law
general staff general staff
go-between go-betweens
governor-general governors-general
handful handfuls
heir apparent heirs apparent
maidservant maidservants
man-of-war men-of-war
mix-up mix-ups
mother-in-law mothers-in-law
mouthful mouthfuls
notary public notaries public
passer-by passers-by
sergeant major sergeants major
sister-in-law sisters-in-law
son-in-law sons-in-law
step-parent step-parents
step-daughter step-daughters
step-mother step-mothers
tablespoonful tablespoonfuls
takeoff takeoffs

 

 

Some nouns have same singular and plural forms or have plural ending (-s).

 

 

 

 

Singular  Plural  Singular  Plural 
boar boar/boars reindeer reindeer/reindeers
buck (animal) buck/bucks roe roe/roes
Eskimo Eskimo/Eskimos Sherpa Sherpa/Sherpas
Karen Karen/Karens shrimp shrimp/shrimps
mackerel mackerel/mackerels  trout trout/trouts
quail quail/quails whale whale/whales

 

  1. The singular and plural forms of some nouns are the same.
  2. By changing the vowels
  3. By adding -s
  4. By adding –s or changing –f into –ves
  5. By adding –s to nouns ending in –f or –fe
  6. By changing –f or –fe into –ves
  7. By adding –s if there is a vowel before the -y
  8. The ending –is is changed to –es
  9. By changing –y into –ies if a noun ends in a consonant before the -y.
  10. By adding –s or –es to nouns ending in -o
  11. By adding –es to nouns ending in -o.
  12. By adding –s to nouns ending in -o.
  13. By adding -es to nouns ending in –ch, -s, -sh, -ss, -x, and -z.
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