List of common singular and plural nouns
Categories: Basic English Grammar Accuracy
Regular Plural Nouns
Rule: Just add -s or -es
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| book | books |
| pen | pens |
| car | cars |
| cat | cats |
| dog | dogs |
| box | boxes |
| bus | buses |
| dish | dishes |
| watch | watches |
| class | classes |
Irregular Plural Nouns
Rule: Change spelling (not just add -s)
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| child | children |
| man | men |
| woman | women |
| tooth | teeth |
| foot | feet |
| mouse | mice |
| goose | geese |
| person | people |
| ox | oxen |
| louse | lice |
Same Form (Singular = Plural)
Rule: Word doesn’t change in plural
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| sheep | sheep |
| fish | fish |
| deer | deer |
| species | species |
| series | series |
| aircraft | aircraft |
Special Plurals (Latin/Greek origin)
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| cactus | cacti / cactuses |
| fungus | fungi / funguses |
| nucleus | nuclei |
| syllabus | syllabi / syllabuses |
| analysis | analyses |
| thesis | theses |
| crisis | crises |
| phenomenon | phenomena |
| criterion | criteria |
| datum | data |
100 Singular and Plural Nouns List
1. Regular Plurals (add -s or -es)
book → books
pen → pens
car → cars
bag → bags
chair → chairs
table → tables
boy → boys
girl → girls
dog → dogs
cat → cats
hat → hats
cup → cups
plate → plates
apple → apples
orange → oranges
banana → bananas
mango → mangoes
tomato → tomatoes
potato → potatoes
box → boxes
bus → buses
brush → brushes
dish → dishes
glass → glasses
dress → dresses
watch → watches
match → matches
class → classes
fox → foxes
hero → heroes
2. Irregular Plurals
child → children
man → men
woman → women
tooth → teeth
foot → feet
mouse → mice
goose → geese
person → people
ox → oxen
louse → lice
cactus → cacti
fungus → fungi
nucleus → nuclei
syllabus → syllabi
analysis → analyses
thesis → theses
crisis → crises
phenomenon → phenomena
criterion → criteria
datum → data
3. Same Form (Singular = Plural)
sheep → sheep
fish → fish
deer → deer
species → species
series → series
aircraft → aircraft
salmon → salmon
trout → trout
bison → bison
moose → moose
4. Special/Foreign Plurals
alumnus → alumni
alumna → alumnae
appendix → appendices
index → indices / indexes
matrix → matrices
vertex → vertices
radius → radii
stimulus → stimuli
bacterium → bacteria
medium → media
5. Everyday Objects / Common Words
key → keys
door → doors
window → windows
bed → beds
pillow → pillows
blanket → blankets
shoe → shoes
shirt → shirts
dress → dresses
trouser → trousers
6. Food Items
egg → eggs
sandwich → sandwiches
cake → cakes
cookie → cookies
burger → burgers
pizza → pizzas
onion → onions
carrot → carrots
grape → grapes
lemon → lemons
7. Nature / Animals / Things
tree → trees
flower → flowers
leaf → leaves
life → lives
knife → knives
wolf → wolves
shelf → shelves
elf → elves
half → halves
calf → calves