Singular & Plural Nouns — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort nouns into Singular or Plural.
Singular
busbrushfox Plural
foxesdishesbuses Words ending in s, x, or sh need es to make plurals, so buses, foxes, and dishes are plural while bus, fox, and brush are singular.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. I saw two yellow buses at school.
Bus ends in s, so we add es to form the plural buses, which sounds like an extra syllable.
2. The farmer saw three foxes in the field.
Fox ends in x, so the plural is foxes. Adding es makes the new word easier to pronounce.
3. Please wash the dirty dishes in the sink.
Dish ends in sh, so we add es to get dishes, following the Grade 2 plural rule.
4. My mom packed my lunch in one box.
The word one tells us the noun is singular, so box needs no ending here.
5. I have three brushes for my hair.
Brush ends in sh, so we add es to form brushes, giving the plural its extra sound.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. We add es to bus to get buses.
True False
Bus ends in s, so the correct plural adds es, giving us buses.
2. The plural of fox is foxs.
True False
Fox ends in x, so the real plural is foxes, not foxs. The es ending is needed.
3. Dish becomes dishes in the plural.
True False
Dish ends in sh, so we add es to spell the plural correctly as dishes.
4. The word 'brush' already means more than one.
True False
Brush is singular. We must add es to make brushes for more than one.