Study the rules and complete them with the correct options The plural form of a noun: the plural of a noun is usually -s: a cat - two cats, a house - some houses; after -s/-sh/-ch/-x we use -es: bus - buses, brush - brushes, match - matches, fox - foxes; after -o we use -es: potato - potatoes, tomato - tomatoes. But: photo - photos, video - videos, piano - pianos, igloo - igloos. For mango we can use both mangoes and mangos; -y after a consonant changes into -ies: lady - ladies, city - cities; -ay/-ey/-oy/-uy + s: day - days, key - keys, toy - toys, guy - guys; -f/-fe changes into -ves: leaf - leaves, wife - wives. But: roofs, chiefs, cliffs, giraffes. Some nouns are irregular: man - men woman - women child - children person - people policeman - policemen foot - feet tooth - teeth goose - geese mouse - mice sheep - sheep sheep - sheep fish - fish deer - deer Nouns in English are countable or uncountable. Nouns that we can count are {countable/uncountable} nouns: a cap – two caps, a giraffe – four giraffes. Countable nouns have both singular and plural forms: Singular: This cap is red. Plural: These caps are red. Nouns that we can't count are {countable/uncountable}: milk, music, fun. Uncountable nouns have only singular forms: Milk is white. This music is beautiful. The words 'money', 'news' and 'hair' in English are uncountable and have only {singular/ plural} forms: The money was on the desk. His hair is black. No news is good news. Some nouns are always plural: trousers, shorts, jeans, pyjamas, clothes, sunglasses, scissors, police. These jeans are expensive. Where are my glasses? I can't read without them. We use {a(n)/some} with singular countable nouns: I need a pen. I can see a monkey over there! Look! We use {a /an} before a/e/i/o/u (before vowel sounds): an apple, an egg, an igloo, an orange, an umbrella. We use {a(n) /some} with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns: I want to buy some apples. There is some lemonade in the fridge. In questions and negative statements we use {some/any} with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns: Have we got any apples for the pie? There isn't any lemonade in the fridge. In polite offers and requests we use {some/any} with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns: Would you like some biscuits? Could I have some lemonade, please?
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Study the rules and complete them with the correct options

The plural form of a noun:

  • the plural of a noun is usually -s: a cat - two cats, a house - some houses;
  • after -s/-sh/-ch/-x we use -es: bus - buses, brush - brushes, match - matches, fox - foxes;
  • after -o we use -es: potato - potatoes, tomato - tomatoes. But: photo - photos, video - videos, piano - pianos, igloo - igloos. For mango we can use both mangoes and mangos;
  • -y after a consonant changes into -ies: lady - ladies, city - cities;
  • -ay/-ey/-oy/-uy + s: day - days, key - keys, toy - toys, guy - guys;
  • -f/-fe changes into -ves: leaf - leaves, wife - wives. But: roofs, chiefs, cliffs, giraffes.

Some nouns are irregular:

  • man - men
  • woman - women
  • child - children
  • person - people
  • policeman - policemen
  • foot - feet
  • tooth - teeth
  • goose - geese
  • mouse - mice
  • sheep - sheep
  • sheep - sheep
  • fish - fish
  • deer - deer

Nouns in English are countable or uncountable.

Nouns that we can count are {countable/uncountable} nouns: a cap – two caps, a giraffe – four giraffes.

Countable nouns have both singular and plural forms:

  • Singular: This cap is red.
  • Plural: These caps are red.

Nouns that we can't count are {countable/uncountable}: milk, music, fun.

Uncountable nouns have only singular forms:

  • Milk is white.
  • This music is beautiful.

The words 'money', 'news' and 'hair' in English are uncountable and have only {singular/ plural} forms:

  • The money was on the desk.
  • His hair is black.
  • No news is good news.

Some nouns are always plural: trousers, shorts, jeans, pyjamas, clothes, sunglasses, scissors, police.

  • These jeans are expensive.
  • Where are my glasses? I can't read without them.

We use {a(n)/some} with singular countable nouns:

  • I need a pen.
  • I can see a monkey over there! Look!

We use {a /an} before a/e/i/o/u (before vowel sounds): an apple, an egg, an igloo, an orange, an umbrella.

We use {a(n) /some} with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns:

  • I want to buy some apples.
  • There is some lemonade in the fridge.

In questions and negative statements we use {some/any} with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns:

  • Have we got any apples for the pie?
  • There isn't any lemonade in the fridge.

In polite offers and requests we use {some/any} with plural countable nouns and uncountable nouns:

  • Would you like some biscuits?
  • Could I have some lemonade, please?