Singular and Plural for Class 3

What are Singular Words?

Singular words are words that refer to only one individual, place, object or animal. We use singular words when we refer to one of something. Examples of singular words are doctor, gardener, fox, apartment, etc.

What are Plural Words?

Plural words are those that refer to multiple people, places, objects or animals. When we refer to two or more of something we use plural words. Examples of plural words are angels, watches, bats, papers, etc.

Rules to Change Singular Words to Plural Words

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

Rule 1: We add ‘-s’ to singular words to make them plural. For example, chimney-chimneys, park-parks, house-houses, etc.
Rule 2: We add ‘-es’ to singular words which end in -s, -ss, -sh, -ch and -x to make them plural. For example, bus-buses, church-churches, match-matches, etc.
Rule 3: We add ‘-es’ to singular words which end in ‘-o’ to make them plural. For example, mango-mangoes, hero-heroes, potato-potatoes, etc.
Rule 4: Singular words which end in -f or -fe are made plural by changing -f or -fe to ‘-ves’. For example, life-lives, shelf-shelves, self-selves, etc.
Rule 5: When a singular word ends in -y, we make them plural by changing -y to ‘-ies’. For example, army-armies, city-cities, lady-ladies, etc.
Rule 6: In a singular word when the final -y comes just after a vowel, the plural word is formed by adding ‘-s’. For example, key-keys, day-days, boy-boys, etc.
Rule 7: Some words do not follow any of the rules which are given above. Therefore, it is important to remember their singular and plural forms. For example, man-men, woman-women, foot-feet, etc.
Rule 8: Some words remain the same in singular or plural forms. For example, hair-hair, sheep-sheep, deer-deer, etc.
Rule 9: Words that are used after numerals never change. For example, dozen-dozen, score-score, pair-pair.

Examples of Singular and Plural Words

Singular and Plural Sentences

1. Singular: The tiny butterfly flapped its colourful wing.
   Plural: The tiny butterflies flapped their colourful wings.

2. Singular: The playful kitten chased a bouncing ball.
   Plural: The playful kittens chased bouncing balls.

3. Singular: A friendly dolphin leapt out of the water.
   Plural: Friendly dolphins leapt out of the water.

4. Singular: The busy bee buzzed around the blooming flower.
   Plural: The busy bees buzzed around the blooming flowers.

5. Singular: The curious monkey swung from branch to branch.
   Plural: The curious monkeys swung from branch to branch.

Common Mistakes With Singular and Plural Words

1. There are some students who do not follow the rules for changing singular words to plural words. They write incorrect plural forms. For example, instead of writing ‘teeth’ they may write ‘teeths’ which is incorrect.
2. For words ending in -y, students may get confused about whether to change the -y to ‘-ies’ or add ‘s’ after it. For example, they may write ‘boies’ instead of ‘boys’.

FAQs

1. What are singular and plural words for class 3?

Answer: Words which refer to one person, animal or thing are singular words. Words which refer to many people, animals or things are plural words. For example, photo (singular word) and photos (plural word).

2. What are some examples of words whose form doesn’t change?

Answer: Some examples of words whose form doesn’t change are fish, furniture, deer, luggage, water, etc.

3. What are some examples of singular and plural words for grade 3?

Answer: Some examples of singular and plural words are:

1. horse - horses
2. goose - geese
3. deer - deer
4. teacher - teachers
5. award - awards