Nouns ending in consonant + y are made plural by replacing y with –ies. Some nouns have irregular plural forms. Learn all the rules of singular and plural nouns.

Nouns can be singular or plural. Book, pen, cow, owl and tree are one in number. So, they are singular nouns. Books, pens, cows, owls and trees are more than one in number. So, they are plural nouns.

What are nouns? Are names of all animals, places and people nouns?

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Grandfather, father and son are from the he-group. We call the nouns in this group masculine. Grandmother, mother and daughter are from the she-group.We call the nouns in this group feminine.

What are countable nouns? How many types of nouns are there on the basis of number? What are singular nouns? What are plural nouns? Can we change singular nouns to plural nouns?

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What are proper nouns? Are proper nouns written in small letters or capital letters? Are the names of days also proper nouns?

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How many types of nouns are there on the basis of gender? What are some examples of male nouns? What are some examples of female nouns?

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A naming word is also called a noun. Girl is a common naming word. There are common naming words for people, places, animals and things. Look at the pictures below and learn all the common nouns.

Words like pets, foxes, buses, temples and men are the plural forms of nouns. They mean more than one in number. Learn the plurals of some common words.