Singular and Plural for Class 1

What are Singular Words or One?

A word or a noun is considered to be singular if it only refers to one person or one thing. Examples of singular words are ball, pencil, toy, etc.

What are Plural Words or Many?

A word or a noun is considered to be plural if it refers to more than one person or object. Examples of plural words are balls, pencils, toys, etc.

Rules to Change Singular Words to Plural Words

There are many rules for changing singular words to plural. These are:

Rule 1: We can make a singular word plural by adding ‘-s’ to the end. For example, cap-caps, hat-hats, bat-bats, etc.

Rule 2: When a singular word ends with -ch, -sh, -s, -ss, -o and -x, we add ‘-es’ to the end to make it a plural word. For example, bus-buses, mango-mangoes, box-boxes, etc.

Commonly Used Singular and Plural Words for Class 1

I. Changing singular words to plural words by adding (-s):

II. Changing singular words to plural words by adding (-es):

Singular and Plural Sentences

1. Singular: The cat is sleeping on the mat.
   Plural: The cats are sleeping on the mats.

2. Singular: A bird is flying in the sky.
   Plural: Birds are flying in the sky.

3. Singular: I have a red balloon.
   Plural: We have red balloons.

4. Singular: The dog is barking loudly.
   Plural: The dogs are barking loudly.

5. Singular: A flower is blooming in the garden.
   Plural: Flowers are blooming in the garden.

FAQs

1. What are singular and plural words?

Answer: If a word or a noun refers to only one person, animal or a thing it is known as a singular word whereas a word or a noun refers to more than one or many people, animals or things it is known as a plural word. For example, banana (singular word), bananas (plural word).

2. Is it possible to have both singular and plural words in a single sentence?

Answer: Yes, a single sentence can have both singular and plural words. For example, Danny is a boy who has many pens.

3. What are some examples of singular words?

Answer: List of singular words are:

1. mango
2. apple
3. pencil
4. cloth
5. teacher

4. What are the examples of plural words?

Answer: List of plural words are:

1. mangoes
2. apples
3. pencils
4. clothes
5. teachers