Nouns: Singular & Plural Forms

A targeted practice quiz on Singular and Plural Nouns designed for Kerala PSC aspirants. It rigorously tests irregular plural formations, Classical/Latin/Greek borrowings (e.g. radius/radii, crisis/crises, phenomenon/phenomena, criterion/criteria, datum/data), compound noun pluralization (e.g. sons-in-law, passers-by), nouns ending in -f/-fe, nouns ending in -o, and nouns retaining identical singular and plural forms (e.g. sheep, deer).

Study Scope

• Foreign and Classical Plural Endings: -us to -i, -is to -es, -on to -a, -um to -a, -ex/-ix to -ices
• Compound Nouns: Pluralizing the principal root word (passers-by, commanders-in-chief)
• Irregular Mutations: ox/oxen, child/children, foot/feet, tooth/teeth
• Nouns with Unchanging Plurals: sheep, deer, species, series, aircraft
• Plural of Nouns ending in -o: photos, pianos, potatoes, tomatoes
• Plural of Nouns ending in -f or -fe: leaves, knives, roofs, chiefs

Tested Competencies

• Identify authentic plural spellings tested in Kerala PSC 10th-level and degree exams
• Avoid false plural generalizations (e.g. sheeps, datas, criterias)
• Correctly identify root words in compound noun constructions