Count Nouns

Count nouns have two forms: singular and plural.

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Singular count nouns refer to one person or thing:


Plural count nouns refer to more than one person or thing:

Singular count nouns cannot be used alone. They must have a determiner:



We usually add -s to make a plural noun:


We add –es to nouns ending in -s, -ch, -sh, -ss, -x and -o:


When a noun ends in a consonant and -y, we make the plural with -ies:


If a noun ends in a vowel and -y, we simply add -s:


Some common nouns have irregular plurals:


Plural count nouns do not have a general determiner when they refer to people or things in general:

⁕ Computers are very expensive.
⁕ Do you sell old books?

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But they may have a specific determiner:

⁕ Those computers are very expensive.
⁕ The books in that shop are very expensive.
⁕ Her sisters live there.

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or a quantifier:

⁕ some new books
⁕ a few teachers
⁕ lots of good ideas

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or a numeral:

⁕ two new books
⁕ three wishes

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