10th English Grammar: Singular and Plural Rules Important for Public Exam 2026.

Q7-SINGULAR PLURAL

Tips: இந்த மந்திரத்தை நினைவில் வைத்துக்
Remember this to easily solve- Uma- Usi-Ona-Ooee- Aae-Xces-Fves-ises-yies

Tips	Example (Singular - Plural)
Um-a	Datum - Data
Us-i	Focus - Foci
Ona	Criterion - Criteria
OOee	Tooth - Teeth
Aae	Formula - Formulae
Xces	Matrix - matrices
Fves	Loaf - Loaves
ises	Thesis - Theses
yies	Lady - ladies

SAME SINGULAR AND PLURAL

The following words retain the same form in both singular and plural:

advice

aircraft

baggage

crossroads

deer

dice

dozen

fish

furniture

gymnastics

headquarters

information

kennels

knowledge

means

moose

music

news

offspring

public

salmon

scenery

series

species

staff

swine

Q7. Singular-Plural - PRACTISE

1. Choose the correct plural form of alga from the following: (MDL - 19)

• a) algum
• b) algi
• c) algae
• d) algas

2. Choose the correct plural form of loaf from the following. (PTA - 1)

• a) loafs
• b) loaves
• c) loavs
• d) loafes

3. Choose the correct plural form of lorry from the following. (PTA-2)

• a) lorrys
• b) lorry
• c) lories
• d) lorries

4. Choose the correct plural form of Child from the following: (PTA-3)

• a) Childs
• b) childrens
• c) childes
• d) children

5. Choose the correct plural form of syllabus from the following: (PTA-4)

• a) syllables
• b) syllabus
• c) syllabi
• d) syllabus

6. Choose the correct plural form of alumnus (PTA-5)

• a) alumna
• b) alumnae
• c) alumni
• d) alumnuses

7. Choose the correct plural form of deer (PTΑ - 6)

• a) deers
• b) door
• c) dear
• d) deer