This page is your one-stop, easy-reference list of singular and plural nouns. Whether you’re learning English, teaching it, or polishing your writing, you’ll find clear examples gathered in one simple table. The left column shows the singular form, and the right column shows its plural partner. Regular nouns, tricky spelling changes, and completely irregular forms are all included. Use this list to check your homework, design classroom materials, or strengthen your grammar skills. Bookmark it, come back often, and let this ultimate noun list save you time whenever you’re unsure of a plural. Explore, compare, and master nouns with confidence.
s )Singular Plural apple apples bag bags bed beds boy boys car cars cat cats chair chairs dog dogs door doors girl girls hand hands house houses pen pens phone phones shoe shoes shop shops sister sisters table tables toy toys tree trees
es )Singular Plural box boxes bus buses bush bushes class classes dish dishes dress dresses glass glasses kiss kisses match matches watch watches church churches wish wishes fox foxes quiz quizzes hero heroes
-y → -ies (consonant + y)Singular Plural baby babies body bodies candy candies city cities country countries diary diaries family families lady ladies library libraries party parties pony ponies story stories study studies treasure treasures (regular +s, for contrast) hobby hobbies
-f / -fe → -ves Singular Plural calf calves elf elves half halves knife knives leaf leaves life lives loaf loaves self selves shelf shelves thief thieves wife wives wolf wolves
(Note: some just take +s, e.g. roof → roofs, cliff → cliffs.)
Singular Plural man men woman women child children tooth teeth foot feet goose geese mouse mice louse lice person people ox oxen brother brethren (rare, archaic) die dice
no change in the pluralSingular Plural fish fish sheep sheep deer deer salmon salmon trout trout aircraft aircraft spacecraft spacecraft series series species species headquarters headquarters means means
Singular Plural cactus cacti / cactuses focus foci / focuses fungus fungi / funguses nucleus nuclei stimulus stimuli syllabus syllabi / syllabuses alumnus alumni alumna alumnae analysis analyses basis bases crisis crises diagnosis diagnoses thesis theses hypothesis hypotheses phenomenon phenomena criterion criteria medium media bacterium bacteria corpus corpora index indices / indexes appendix appendices / appendixes
no plural )These usually don’t have a plural form in normal use.
Singular Plural advice — information — knowledge — music — luggage — furniture — homework — money — (“moneys / monies” only in legal/financial contexts) traffic — weather —
Uncountable noun Countable pattern bread loaves of bread cheese types of cheese water bottles of water sugar spoonfuls of sugar tea cups of tea coffee mugs of coffee rice grains of rice meat pieces of meat paper sheets of paper work tasks / pieces of work
Singular Plural parent parents mother mothers father fathers son sons daughter daughters cousin cousins friend friends neighbor neighbors teacher teachers student students worker workers doctor doctors nurse nurses driver drivers farmer farmers manager managers
Singular Plural school schools college colleges university universities hospital hospitals office offices shop shops store stores park parks museum museums bank banks restaurant restaurants hotel hotels house houses apartment apartments village villages town towns city cities country countries island islands beach beaches
Singular Plural day days week weeks month months year years decade decades century centuries hour hours minute minutes second seconds season seasons storm storms cloud clouds rainbow rainbows raindrop raindrops snowflake snowflakes thunderstorm thunderstorms
Singular Plural book books notebook notebooks exercise exercises question questions answer answers test tests exam exams subject subjects lesson lessons class classes pencil pencils eraser erasers ruler rulers marker markers board boards computer computers laptop laptops
Singular Plural egg eggs apple apples orange oranges banana bananas grape grapes vegetable vegetables carrot carrots potato potatoes tomato tomatoes sandwich sandwiches burger burgers pizza pizzas salad salads cookie cookies cake cakes drink drinks juice juices soda sodas snack snacks meal meals
Singular Plural job jobs task tasks project projects idea ideas meeting meetings report reports file files document documents contract contracts customer customers client clients order orders product products invoice invoices bill bills salary salaries wage wages
