Singular and Plural for Class 4

What are Singular Words?

Singular words only refer to one person, place, thing or animal. When referring to one of anything, we use singular words. Examples of singular words are can, truck, bird, school, etc.

What are Plural words?

Plural words refer to several people, places, things or animals. Plural words are used to indicate multiples of something. Examples of plural words are drones, bees, libraries, students, etc.

Examples of Singular and Plural Words

Rules to Change Singular Words to Plural Words 

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

Rule 1: Singular words are made plural by adding the suffix ‘-s’. For example, sharpener- sharpeners, container-containers, friend-friends, etc.
Rule 2: Singular words are made plural by adding the suffix ‘-es’ to words which end in -s, -ss, -ch, -sh and -x. For example, loss-losses, dish-dishes, branch- branches, etc.
Rule 3: Singular words are made plural by adding the suffix ‘-es’ to words which end in -o. For example, tornado-tornadoes, zero-zeroes, echo-echoes, etc.
Rule 4: Singular words which end in -f or -fe are made plural by changing -f or -fe to ‘-ves’. For example, wife-wives, half-halves, elf-elves, etc.
Rule 5: Words which end in -y are made plural by changing -y to ‘-ies’. For example, story-stories, family-families, bunny-bunnies, etc.
Rule 6: When the last -y of a singular word comes just after a vowel, the plural word is created by adding ‘-s’. For example, essay-essays, way-ways, tray-trays, etc.
Rule 7: There are some words that do not follow any rules mentioned above. Thus, we have to remember their singular and plural forms. For example, tooth-teeth, child-children, mouse-mice, etc.
Rule 8: Some words don’t change whether they are singular or plural. For example, water-water, milk-milk, deer-deer, etc.
Rule 9: Words that are used after numerals never change. For example, thousand-thousand, score-score, hundred-hundred, etc.

Singular and Plural Sentences

1. Singular: Shelly is a student, who always completes his homework on time.
   Plural: Students, who always completed their homework on time, were rewarded with gold stars by their teachers.

2. Singular: My cat found a hidden pathway through the garden.
   Plural: Jack's cats find hidden pathways through the garden.

3. Singular: The brave firefighter rescued the frightened lady from the burning building.
   Plural: Brave firefighters received commendations from the Prime Minister.

4. Singular: That tree, standing tall in the middle of the forest, is home to various species of birds.
   Plural: Those ancient trees are home to various species of birds.

5. Singular: The imaginative storyteller held the attention of the entire audience.
   Plural: Various storytellers, known for creating captivating tales, are coming tomorrow for the upcoming event.

Common Mistakes With Singular and Plural Words

1. Some students ignore the rules of changing singular words to plural words. For example, they may write ‘childs’ instead of ‘children’.
2. Students can be uncertain about whether to add a ‘-s’ after words ending in -y or modify the ending to ‘-ies’. For example, they may write ‘bodys’ instead of ‘bodies’.

FAQs

1. What are singular or plural words for class 4?

Answer: Words that only refer to one individual, animal or object are singular words. Plural words are those that refer to numerous people, animals, or objects. For example, tree (singular word) and trees (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 series, swine, information, luggage, species, etc.

3. What are some examples of singular and plural words for grade 4?

Answer: Some examples of singular and plural words are:

1. apple - apples
2. doctor - doctors
3. sheep - sheep
4. cake - cakes
5. flag - flags