MCQ Questions for singular and plural

Singular and Plural Worksheet

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Singular and Plural Worksheet- 1

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Write the correct option which you find the most appropriate.

1. The plural of dynamo is

(a) dynamos.

(b) dynamoes.

(c) dynamose.

(d) dynamoss.

Answer:

(a)

Most nouns ending in ‘o’ proceeded by a vowel is formed into a plural by adding ‘- s.’

2. The singular form of rickets is

(a) ricket.

(b) ricketee.

(c) rickete.

(d) rickets.

Answer:

(d)

Names of some common disease like measles, mumps and rickets are singular.

3. She has a car with her. The plural of ‘car’ will be

(a) car.

(b) cars.

(c) carse.

(d) cares.

Answer:

(b)

The plural of nouns is formed by adding‘s’ to the singular form.

4. The correct sentence is

(a) these cattle are grazing.

(b) this cattles are grazing.

(c) this cattlse are grazing.

(d) this cattlese are grazing.

Answer:

(a)

Certain collective nouns though singular in form, are always used as plurals.

5. The correct sentence is

(a) The ox are working in the field.

(b) The oxes are working in the field.

(c) The oxies are working in the field.

(d) The oxen are working in the field.

Answer:

(d)

Some nouns are formed by adding ‘en’ to their singular form.

6. The plural of cotton is

(a) cottones.

(b) cottonse.

(c) cotton.

(d) cottonss.

Answer:

(c)

Some nouns are generally singular. For example: cotton, gold, copper, sugar etc.

7. You must eat

(a) rices.

(b) ricess.

(c) rice.

(d) ricse.

Answer:

(c)

Some nouns are always singular.

8. Susan has four

(a) posters.

(b) poster.

(c) posteres.

(d) posteer.

Answer:

(a)

The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding ‘- s’ to a singular noun.

9. ‘The carpets have been cleaned’. The singular of this sentence is

(a) The carpets have been cleaned.

(b) The carpetse have been cleaned.

(c) The carpett has been cleaned.

(d) The carpet has been cleaned.

Answer:

(d)

The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding ‘- s’ to a singular noun.

10. The plural form of ‘church’ is

(a) churches.

(b) churche.

(c) churc.

(d) churchs.

Answer:

(a)

Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding ‘- es’.

11. The plural of loaf is

(a) loave.

(b) loaves.

(c) loaf.

(d) loavse.

Answer:

(b)

Some nouns ending in ‘f or fe’ are made plural by changing ‘f or fe’ to ‘- ves.’

12. The rabbit eats the cabbage. The plural of this sentence is

(a) The rabbits eat the cabbages.

(b) The rabbit eats the cabbages.

(c) The rabbits eated the cabbages.

(d) The rabbit eaten the cabbage.

Answer:

(a)

The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding ‘- s’ to a singular noun. In Simple present Tense, in plural form we use the first form of verb without -s or -es.

13. The

(a) Commanders-in-chief were awarded.

(b) Commander-in-chiefs were awarded.

(c) Commanders-in-chiefs were awarded.

(d) Commander-ins-chief were awarded.

Answer:

(a)

A compound noun generally forms its plural by adding ‘-s’ to the principal word.

14. The singular form of ‘lice’ is

(a) lices.

(b) licess.

(c) louse.

(d) louses.

Answer:

(c)

Some nouns are formed into plurals formed by changing the inside vowel of the singular.

15. The correct sentence is

(a) Mathematic is my favourite subject.

(b) Mathematicse is my favourite subject.

(c) Mathematices are my favourite subject.

(d) Mathematics is my favourite subject.

Answer:

(d)

Name of subjects look plural but are in fact singular.

Singular and Plural Worksheet- 2

16. The plural of pony is

(a) ponyes.

(b) ponie.

(c) ponys.

(d) ponies.

Answer:

(d)

Nouns ending in ‘- y’ preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by changing ‘- y’ to ‘- ies.’

17. The correct sentence is

(a) I bought three dozen mangoes.

(b) I bought three dozens mangoes.

(c) I bought three dozenes mangoes.

(d) I bought three dozies mangoes.

Answer:

(a)

Some nouns have the singular and plural alike.

18. That road is always full of

(a) lorry.

(b) lorrys.

(c) lorries.

(d) lorryes.

Answer:

(c)

Nouns ending in - y preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by changing - y to - ies.

19. I forgot to bring the

(a) boxes of matches.

(b) box of matches.

(c) box of match.

(d) boxes of match.

Answer:

(b)

Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding ‘- es’. Here it means a box with many matches in it.

20. The singular form of scissors is

(a) scissor.

(b) scissors.

(c) scissorse.

(d) scissores.

Answer:

(b)

Some nouns are used as plurals like the names of certain articles that have two parts forming a kind of pair.

21. The plural of ‘buffalo’ is

(a) buffaloes.

(b) buffalos.

(c) buffalose.

(d) buffaloss.

Answer:

(a)

Most nouns ending in ‘o’ proceeded by a consonant is formed into a plural by adding ‘es’.

22. The correct sentence is

(a) Thieves have broken into a museum and stolen a Picasso painting.

(b) Thiefs have broken into a museum and stolen a Picasso painting.

(c) Thievs have broken into a museum and stolen a Picasso painting.

(d) Thiefes have broken into a museum and stolen a Picasso painting.

Answer:

(a)

Some nouns ending in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ are made plural by changing ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘- ves.’

23. The singular form of ‘children’ is

(a) child.

(b) childs.

(c) childly.

(d) childish.

Answer:

(a)

Some nouns are formed into plural by adding ‘en’ to the singular form.

24. The singular form of ‘spacecraft’ is

(a) spacecrafts.

(b) spacecraftes.

(c) spacecraft.

(d) spacecraftse.

Answer:

(c)

Some nouns have the singular and plural alike.

25. The plural of ‘baby’ is

(a) babies.

(b) babys.

(c) babise.

(d) babyse.

Answer:

(a)

‘Nouns ending in ‘- y’ preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by changing ‘- y’ to ‘- ies.’

26. The singular of ‘sheaves’ is

(a) sheave.

(b) sheav.

(c) sheaf.

(d) sheaev.

Answer:

(c)

Some nouns ending in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ are made plural by changing ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘- ves’. Therefore, the singular of sheaves is sheaf.

27. The grass is green. The plural of this sentence is

(a) The grass is green.

(b) The grasse is green.

(c) The grase is green.

(d) The grasses are green.

Answer:

(d)

If you add - s to such nouns as fox, bush, and grass, you will find that you cannot pronounce them without making an additional syllable. This is why such nouns form the plural by adding - es.

28. There were

(a) leaf all over the driveway.

(b) leafes all over the driveway.

(c) leafs all over the driveway.

(d) leaves all over the driveway.

Answer:

(d)

Some nouns ending in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ are made plural by changing ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘- ves’.

29. The plural of cattle is

(a) cattles.

(b) cattle.

(c) cattlse.

(d) cattless.

Answer:

(b)

Some nouns are irregular plurals. They have no singular.

30. The plural form of jean is

(a) jean

(b) jeans

(c) jeanss

(d) jeanss

Answer:

(c)

Names of certain articles of dress as trousers, shorts and jeans are used only in plural.

Singular and Plural Worksheet- 3

31. The correct sentence is

(a) The child’s sweater.

(b) The childs sweater.

(c) The children sweater.

(d) The childrens’ sweater.

Answer:

(a)

To show ownership or possession of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and the letter s ('s).

32. The plural of son-in –law is

(a) son-in –laws.

(b) sons-in –laws.

(c) sons-in –law.

(d) son-ins –law.

Answer:

(c)

A compound noun generally forms its plural by adding ‘-s’ to the principal word.

33. He

(a) bought a new pair of trousers.

(b) bought a new pairs of trouser.

(c) bought a new pair of trouserss.

(d) bought a new pair of trouseres.

Answer:

(a)

Some nouns do not have singular form.

34. The plural of hoof is

(a) hoovs.

(b) hoof.

(c) hooves.

(d) hoovse.

Answer:

(c)

Some nouns ending in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ are made plural by changing ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘- ves’. Some form their plurals by adding ‘- s’.

35. I wonder

(a) how the three stepsons could behave in this way.

(b) how the three stepson could behave in this way.

(c) how the three stepssons could behave in this way.

(d) how the three stepssonses could behave in this way.

Answer:

(a)

A compound noun generally forms its plural by adding ‘s’ to the principal word.

36. The singular form of tomatoes is

(a) tomat.

(b) tomatoo.

(c) tomato.

(d) tomatoes.

Answer:

(c)

Most nouns ending in ‘o’ preceeded by a consonant is formed into a plural by adding ‘es’. There fore, the singular of tomatoes will end with vowel o.

37. The plural of billiards is

(a) billiards.

(b) billiard.

(c) billiardse.

(d) billiardes.

Answer:

(a)

Some nouns are used only in the plurals.

38. I love to eat a cherry. The plural is

(a) I love to eat cherries.

(b) I love to eat cherrys.

(c) I love to eat cherres.

(d) I love to eat cherryes.

Answer:

(a)

‘Nouns ending in ‘- y’ preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by changing ‘- y’ to ‘- ies.’

39. The plural of physics is

(a) physic.

(b) physicse.

(c) physices.

(d) physics.

Answer:

(d)

These nouns look plural but are in fact singular. This is a name of a subject.

40. The plural form of buzz is

(a) buzz

(b) buzzes

(c) buzzs

(d) buz

Answer:

(c)

Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding - es.

41. The correct option is

(a) All her photoes are pretty.

(b) All her photos are pretty.

(c) All her photo are pretty.

(d) All her photose are pretty.

Answer:

(b)

Most nouns ending in ‘o’ preceeded by a consonant is formed into a plural by adding ‘es’.

42. The plural of goose is

(a) geeses.

(b) geesse.

(c) geese.

(d) goose.

Answer:

(c)

Few nouns form their plural by changing the inside vowel of the singular form.

43. The correct sentence is

(a) Ayan has many dress.

(b) Ayan has many dress.

(c) Ayan has many dressies.

(d) Ayan has many dresses.

Answer:

(d)

Nouns ending in s, z, x, sh, and ch form the plural by adding - es.

44. The plural form of ‘people’ is

(a) peoples.

(b) pupil.

(c) peoplse.

(d) people.

Answer:

(d)

Certain collective nouns though singular in form, are always used as plurals.

45. The correct sentence is

(a) My uncle’s son is a doctor.

(b) My uncle son is a doctor.

(c) My uncles’ son is a doctor.

(d) My uncles son is a doctor.

Answer:

(a)

To show ownership or possession of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and the letter s ('s)

46. The plural of handkerchief is

(a) handkerchieve.

(b) handkerchiefs.

(c) handkerchieves.

(d) handkerchiefse.

Answer:

(b)

Some nouns ending in ‘f’ or ‘fe’ are made plural by changing ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to ‘– s.’

47. The plural of ‘cuff’ is

(a) cufves.

(b) cufes.

(c) cuffs.

(d) cufss.

Answer:

(c)

Some nouns ending in f or fe or ff are made plural by changing f or fe or ff to ‘–s’

48. The

(a) birds feather is beautiful.

(b) bird’s feather is beautiful.

(c) bird feather is beautiful.

(d) birdes feather is beautiful.

Answer:

(b)

To show ownership or possession of a singular noun, add an apostrophe and the letter s ('s)

49. Payal

(a) need a peny.

(b) needs a pens.

(c) needs a pen.

(d) needs a pense.

Answer:

(c)

The plural of nouns is usually formed by adding - s to a singular noun.

50. There are many

(a) lady in this office.

(b) ladys in this office.

(c) ladyes in this office.

(d) ladies in this office.

Answer:

(d)

Nouns ending in - y preceded by a consonant is formed into a plural by changing - y to ‘- ies.’