SINGULAR AND PLURAL

Singular Plural

a/an Regular Irregular

 Singular
Add a/an = 1
a+ consonant sound
An + vowel sound
a an
A doctor An orange
A uniform An umbrella
A university An ID card
A pencil
A book
Regular and irregular plural
Add s Consonant+y S, Ss, ch, sh, x, o Irregular
i + es Add –es

Books Dictionary- dictionaries Watch – watches Man – men

Calendars City- cities Mango- mangoes Woman – women
Markers Box – boxes Child – children
Keys Person – people

Always plural
Glasses Shorts
Sunglasses Headphones
Jeans
What is it?
 It’s a camera.
 It’s a house.
 It’s a Ferrari.
What are they?

 They are houses.

 They are cameras
 They are Ferraris.
 Near Far

This is a door. That is a window.

Singular This isn’t a door. That isn’t a window.

1
Is this a door? Is that a window?

Yes, it is./No, it isn’t. Yes, it is./No, it isn’t.

These are markers. Those are sunglasses.

Plural These aren’t markers. Those aren’t sunglasses.

2 or
more Are these markers? Are those sunglasses?

Yes, they are. /No, They aren’t. Yes, they are. /No, They aren’t.
 What are those? They are hats.
 What is this? It’s a mouse.
 What are these? They are sunglasses.
 What is that? It’s a car.

 This is a car.
 This car is yellow.
 That’s my friend Annie.
 That woman is Annie.