Nouns tell us about the number of things they name.
Nouns that refer to one person or thing are called singular nouns.
a flower, an ice cream, a boy, a tiger
Nouns that refer to more than one person or thing are called plural nouns.
rivers, bodies, benches, toys, girls
We can change singular nouns into their plural forms in many ways.
We add -s to most nouns to form plurals.
nut ~ nuts flower ~ flowers
Singular and Plural Nouns Worksheets for CBSE Class 3 in PDF
- Singular Plural Worksheet for CBSE Class 3
- Singular and Plural Nouns Exercises for Class 3
- CBSE Class 3 English Singular and Plural Nouns Worksheet
- Singular and Plural Worksheet Exercises for CBSE Class 3
- CBSE Class 3 English Singular Plural Worksheets
Singular and Plural Nouns Exercises for Class 3 with Answers
Q.1 Give the singular forms of the underlined plural nouns, and the plural forms of the underlined singular nouns. Do not rewrite the sentences.
- The woman complained to the policeman. ………………………….
- I forgot to put the potatoes in the soup. ………………………….
- Please arrange the benches neatly. ………………………….
- Slice the mango for the pudding. ………………………….
- The deer ran away on seeing the lions. ………………………….
- The boy saw the thieves entering the house. ………………………….
- Suman put the toys back on the shelf. ………………………….
- The farmer drove the oxen into the barn. ………………………….
- After dinner, the child went to bed. ………………………….
- We heard the echoes of our voices in the hall. ………………………….
- Naheed put her feet into a tub of hot water. ………………………….
- We have complained about the bully. ………………………….
- Look at the red, juicy apples on the tree! ………………………….
- We saw smoke coming out of the windows. ………………………….
- I am going to visit the famous library. ………………………….
Answers:
- women
- potato
- bench
- mangoes
- deer
- thief
- shelves
- ox
- children
- echo
- foot
- bullies
- trees
- window
- libraries
Q.2 Fill in the blanks with the plurals of the nouns given in brackets.
- There are many ____________(country) in the world.
- The ____________(lady) had the ____________(key) to their cars.
- We saw four ____________(donkey) at the farm.
- Rohan picked ______________(daisy) and _____________(lily) from the garden.
- Our ____________(diary) were left behind in school.
- Jack has been to five ____________(city) with this troupe.
- The children received free ____________(toy) on Children’s Day.
- ____________(baby) need special attention and care
Answers :
- countries
- ladies, keys
- donkies
- daisies , lillies
- diaries
- cities
- toys
- babies
Q.3 Use the plurals of the words given in brackets to complete the sentences.
- All the _____________wore black hats. (man)
- Be sure to brush your_______________ after eating anything sweet. (tooth)
- Look at those ______________sitting under the tree. (woman)
- The _______________flew in a V-shaped pattern. (goose)
- He wiped his __________________with a dry towel. (foot)
Answers:
- men
- teeth
- women
- geese
- feet
Q 4: Write the plural form of the following nouns.
a) Cat
b) Dog
c) Baby
d) Book
e) Bus
f) Leaf
g) Tooth
h) Man
i) Woman
j) Child
Answers: a) Cats
b) Dogs
c) Babies
d) Books
e) Buses
f) Leaves
g) Teeth
h) Men
i) Women
j) Children
Q 5: Rewrite the following sentences by changing the singular nouns to their plural forms.
a) The cat is on the roof.
b) She has a small dog.
c) The baby is sleeping.
d) I read a book.
e) The bus is coming.
Answers: a) The cats are on the roof.
b) She has small dogs.
c) The babies are sleeping.
d) I read books.
e) The buses are coming.
Q 6: Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct plural form of the noun.
a) The ______________ are flying in the sky. b) I have three ______________ in my hand. c) The ______________ are falling from the trees. d) He has two ______________ in his mouth. e) The ______________ are playing in the park.
Answers: a) birds
b) books
c) leaves
d) teeth
e) children
Q 7: Choose the correct plural form of the noun to complete the sentence.
a) The ______________ are running in the field.
b) She has two ______________ at home.
c) I saw some ______________ in the garden.
Answers:
a) horses
b) cats
c) flowers
Q 8: Write the plural form of the following nouns:
a) Cat
b) Dog
c) Baby
d) Leaf
e) Mouse
Answers:
a) Cats
b) Dogs
c) Babies
d) Leaves
e) Mice
Q 9: Write the singular form of the following nouns:
a) Bats
b) Cakes
c) Birds
d) Balloons
e) Boxes
Answers:
a) Bat
b) Cake
c) Bird
d) Balloon
e) Box
Q 10: Fill in the blanks with the appropriate singular or plural form of the noun:
a) I have two __________.
b) The __________ is flying in the sky.
c) My friend has many __________.
d) The __________ are sitting on the branch.
e) There are three __________ in the garden.
Answers:
a) I have two cats.
b) The bird is flying in the sky.
c) My friend has many toys.
d) The birds are sitting on the branch.
e) There are three flowers in the garden.
Q 11: Choose the correct plural form of the noun:
a) Tooth – teeth/tooths
b) Sheep – sheeps/sheepes
c) Child – childs/children
d) Mouse – mouses/mice
e) Leaf – leafs/leaves
Answers:
a) Tooth – teeth
b) Sheep – sheep
c) Child – children
d) Mouse – mice
e) Leaf – leaves
Q 12: Rewrite the sentences by changing the singular nouns to their plural forms.
a) The cat is sleeping on the chair.
b) She has a big dog.
c) The baby is crying.
d) He read a book.
e) The bus is stopping.
Answers:
a) The cats are sleeping on the chairs.
b) She has big dogs.
c) The babies are crying.
d) He read books.
e) The buses are stopping.
Q 13: Complete the sentences by filling in the blanks with the correct plural form of the noun.
a) The ______________ are flying in the sky.
b) I have three ______________ in my collection.
c) The ______________ are playing in the park.
d) He lost two ______________ from his mouth.
e) The ______________ are swimming in the pond.
Answers:
a) birds
b) toys
c) children
d) teeth
e) fish
Q 14: Choose the correct plural form of the noun to complete the sentence.
a) The ______________ are grazing in the field.
b) She has two ______________ at home.
c) I saw some ______________ in the garden.
Answers:
a) cows
b) cats
c) flowers
Q.15 Rewrite the sentences by changing the nouns into plurals. Make changes in verbs and articles where necessary.
- The child went to the shop with the woman. _____________________________________________________________________________
- The leaf of tulsi is good for health. _____________________________________________________________________________
- My sister ate the peach and threw the pit in the dustbin. _____________________________________________________________________________
- The minister met the man who wanted to donate clothes. _____________________________________________________________________________
- The house had no light on. _____________________________________________________________________________
- The cat ate the mouse and ran away. _____________________________________________________________________________
Singular or Plural?
Singular Noun Definition:
When a noun means one only, it is said to be singular.
Examples: boy, girl, book, church, box
Plural Noun Definition:
When a noun means more than one, it is said to be plural.
Examples: boys, girls, books, churches
Rule #1
The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding – s to a singular noun.
lamp lamps
cat cats
fork forks
flower flowers
pen pens
Exercise: Write the plural of each of these nouns
chair star farm
storm door rock
owner paper cup
Rule #2
Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding – es.
moss mosses
buzz buzzes
box boxes
dish dishes
church churches
Exercise: Write the plural of each of these nouns
dress brush hex
wish class fox
cross bench bush
ax grass mantis
Rule #3
Nouns ending in – y preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by changing – y to – ies. Examples: lady, ladies; city, cities; army, armies Exercise: Write the plural of the following words fly baby pony injury cherry lady beauty story history berry city sky duty study theory
Rule #4
Nouns ending in y preceded by a vowel form their plurals by adding – s.
Example: boy, boys; day, days
Exercise: Write the plural of the following words
day toy essay turkey chimney
play joy valley alley volley
Rule #5
Most nouns ending in o preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by
adding es.
Example: hero; heroes; grotto, grottoes
Exercise: Write the plural of the following words
motto calico buffalo hero
potato cargo volcano grotto
mosquito* tomato halo* tornado*
buffalo* portico* veto
*may add – s or – es
The following are among those that add s only
canto solo piano lasso
halo memento albino sirocco
