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 |
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