I. Tell which of the following nouns are singular and which are plural.

  1. daughter
  2. day
  3. chairs
  4. watches
  5. apple
  6. pears
  7. stars
  8. oats
  9. coat
  10. goose
  11. oxen
  12. nails
  13. inkstand
  14. darkness
  15. hearts
  16. hoof
  17. books
  18. bundle
  19. scissors
  20. news
  21. trout
  22. milk
  23. purity
  24. chimneys
  25. automata
  26. beaux
  27. genus

II. Write the plural form of the following singular nouns.

  1. work
  2. example
  3. lady
  4. oak
  5. horse
  6. hope
  7. box
  8. stratagem
  9. ferry
  10. leaf
  11. storm
  12. bird
  13. bond
  14. thief
  15. sex
  16. day
  17. filly
  18. half
  19. watch
  20. iron
  21. vinegar
  22. turkey
  23. canto
  24. tomato
  25. potato
  26. spoonful
  27. knight-templar
  28. step-father

III. Tell the singular of the each of the following plural nouns.

  1. heroes
  2. teeth
  3. dies
  4. memoranda
  5. children
  6. mice
  7. hypotheses
  8. scissors
  9. seraphim
  10. axes
  11. cherubim
  12. sheep
  13. formulae
  14. swine
  15. solos
  16. flies
  17. knives
  18. riches
  19. mottoes
  20. courts-martial
  21. inkstands
  22. indices
  23. dozen
  24. genii
  25. wharves



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