Singular and Plural nouns

Look at the picture.
Can you count the number of zebras?
There is only one zebra.

Now, have a look at this picture.
How many zebras are there?
There are many zebras.
To show that there is only one zebra, the word ‘zebra‘ is used.
To show that there is more than one, the word ‘zebras‘ is used.

We use a singular noun like ‘toy‘ to show that there is only one toy (singular).
If there are many toys, we will use the plural form.

There are many different ways to change nouns into their plural form. 
We have looked at all the different types of plural nouns.

By adding -s

ant
bag
cloak
dot
evening
friend
giraffe
manager
orang utan
plum
restaurant
xylophone

ants
bags
cloaks
dots
evenings
friends
girafffes
managers
orang utans
plums
restaurants
xylophones

By adding -es to nouns ending -s, -sh, -ch, -x

class
bush
ostrich
box
glass
fish
watch
fox

classes
bushes
ostriches
boxes
glasses
fishes
watches
foxes

By adding -es to nouns ending in -o

buffalo
potato
mango
mosquito
tomato

buffaloes
potatoes
mangoes
mosquitoes
tomatoes

By adding -s to some nouns ending in -o

kangaroo
zoo

kangaroos
zoos

By adding -y into-ies

lorry
baby
teddy
story
lady
lily
cherry
puppy
fly
nanny

lorries
babies
teddies
stories
ladies
lilies
cherries
puppies
flies
nannies

By adding -s to some nouns ending in -y

monkey
donkey
key
day
ray
toy
way

monkeys
donkeys
keys
days
rays
toys
ways

By changing -f or -fe into -ves

loaf
half
leaf
knife
life
shelf
elf
calf

loaves
halves
leaves
knives
lives
shelves
elves
calves

By changing -s to some nouns ending in -f

chief
cliff

chiefs
cliffs

In other ways

fireman
ox
child
louse
tooth
goose
foot
woman

firemen
oxen
children
lice
teeth
geese
feet
women