COUNTABLE NOUNS

HAVE TWO FORMS

SINGULAR PLURAL
- one thing or - more than one thing
person or person

CAN BE USED WITH

CAN BE USED WITH NUMBERS
NUMBERS
EG: two cats
EG: one table
three hundred people

CANNOT BE USED ALONE, DO NOT NEED A DETERMINER

NEED A DETEMINER EG: Does the hotel have large
EG: We have killed a wolf rooms?
I parked the car over there. The film is not suitable for children.

SINGULAR NOUNS TAKE A SINGULAR PLURAL NOUNS TAKE A PLURAL VERB

VERB
eg. There are nine people at the house
eg. The address on the letter is wrong.
The women eat five bowls of rice
My son likes playing football.

PLURAL NOUNS’ FORMS

add '-es' nouns ending in

a consonant and irregular plural
add '-s' • class - classes nouns
'-y' change to '-
• book -books • gas - gasses ies'
• school - schools • watch -
watches • child - children
• car - cars • fox - foxes • country - • man - men
• cow - cows • dish - dishes countries • tooth - teeth
• game - games • potato - • party - parties • foot - feet
potatoes • victory - • mouse - mice
• hero - heroes victories • woman -
• chili - chilies • lady - ladies women
PRACTICE
A. Give the plurals of the following nouns.
Cow Child Tooth

Glass Wish Lorry

Story Friend Bus

Tomato Parent Monkey

Box Piano House

Mouse Key Way

B. Rewrite the sentences in the plural.

1. A train is much quicker than a bus

2. A lion is a dangerous animal.

3. A computer is an expensive piece of equipment.

4. A policeman only does what he is told.

5. A bus is the best way of getting into town.

6. A woman tends to live longer than a man.

7. A student has to work hard

C. Complete these sentences using a singular or plural countable noun.

1. The _______________ stops right outside our house. (bus/buses)

2. The _______________ were waiting for me. (child/children)

3. The _______________ are in the cupboard. (dish/dishes)

4. The _______________ have gone bad. (tomato/tomatoes).

5. The _______________ is full.

6. Do you know the _______________ that lives next door? (man/men)