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Nouns are words that name or designate a person, place, or thing.
Examples:
Person - boy, girl, man, woman
Place - country, city, town, room
Thing - desk, chair, shirt, pencil
There are two types of nouns, count and noncount.
Count nouns are nouns that form their plural form by adding ~ s to the singular form.
| Singular |
Plural |
| one pen |
two pens |
| one dog |
three dogs |
Learn the rules for making plural count nouns.
Some count nouns form their plural by becoming a different word.
These are known as irregular nouns.
| Singular |
Plural |
| one child |
two children |
| one tooth |
three teeth |
| one man |
four men |
Noncount nouns are nouns that do not have a plural form.
Some typical noncount nouns include money, milk, paper,
cheese and fruit.
Some nouns can be used either as a count or noncount noun.
There were five chickens in the farmer's front yard. (count)
I'd like to have some chicken for dinner tonight. (noncount)
See also Nouns: Singular and Plural
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