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