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Spelling (Singular and Plural Nouns) 01

Singular and plural nouns shape accurate writing. Learn the rules, spot collective nouns, and practise choosing the correct form in sentences.

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Fascinating Fact:

Collective nouns can be singular or plural in British English. The team is winning or the team are celebrating.

In KS3 English, you revisit singular and plural nouns, including tricky collective nouns like team, class, and government. Writers choose singular or plural to match meaning and keep subject verb agreement clear in formal and creative work.

Key Terms

Singular noun: Names one person, place, or thing, for example story.
Plural noun: Names more than one, formed in many ways, for example stories, children, sheep.
Collective noun: A group word that can be treated as one unit or as individuals, for example team, jury.

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Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

When should a collective noun take a singular or plural verb?

Use a singular verb when the group acts as one unit, for example The team is winning. Use a plural verb when members act separately, for example The team are arguing.

What are the most common ways to form plural nouns?

Most add s or es. Some change the word, for example child to children. A few stay the same, for example sheep and species.

How do I avoid mistakes with subject verb agreement?

Find the true subject and match number. Ignore words between subject and verb, and decide whether a collective noun is acting as one unit or as individuals.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

One series of "Dr. Who" but three .......

serie

series

serieses

series's

Certainly not "serieses"!

2 .

One cod but a shoal of .......

cod

code

codes

cods

Ten thousand cod or one cod, it's all the same

3 .

One fish swimming in the river but seven .......

fish

fishies

fishs

fishy

"Fishes" is also acceptable as a plural form of "fish"

4 .

An army barracks (accommodation), or multiple .......

barrack

barrackes

barracks

barracks's

"Barracks", like "headquarters" (or "quarters") is already plural. It is more common to hear the plural from than the singular "barrack"

5 .

A herd of swine (i.e. pigs) but one .......

swin

swine

swines

swins

Use "swine" for one pig or many pigs

6 .

One species of animal but thousands of .......

specie

species

specieses

species's

Use the same spelling for any number of "species"

7 .

One sheep but two .......

lambs

sheep

sheepes

sheeps

Use "sheep" for any amount of sheep

8 .

One red-nosed reindeer but six .......

reindeer

reindeers

reindeer's

reinsdeer

This makes sense because "reindeer" are a type of "deer", which is also the same in singular and plural forms

9 .

One headquarters but nine .......

headquarters

headquarterses

headquarters's

headsquarters

"Headquarters" is already plural, if you think about it

10 .

One deer but many .......

dear

dears

deer

deers

"Deer" is singular and plural. Don't confuse with "dear", though!

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Spelling

Author: Sue Daish (English Teacher, Principal Examiner & Published Author)

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