1.
Nouns with the Same
Name:__________________________________
Singular & Plural Form
Some nouns are very unusual because they have the same form whether they are
singular or plural. It can be a little confusing until you learn which nouns act in this way.
There is no rule for these unique nouns. You just have to memorize them.
deer
moose
fish
sheep buffalo aircraft
offspring
series
salmon trout
shrimp
swine
Practice using these nouns by writing one sentence using each noun below as a singular
noun, and one sentence using each as a plural noun.
Example: deer 1. Bob went hunting and saw six deer.
2. My brother and I fed the deer when it came into our yard.
Moose: 1.______________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
Aircraft: 1.______________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
Sheep: 1._______________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
Series: 1._______________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
Trout: 1.________________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
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2. Key
Nouns with the Same
Name:__________________________________
Singular & Plural Form
Some nouns are very unusual because they have the same form whether they are
singular or plural. It can be a little confusing until you learn which nouns act in this way.
There is no rule for these unique nouns. You just have to memorize them.
deer
moose
fish
sheep buffalo aircraft
offspring
series
salmon trout
shrimp
swine
Practice using these nouns by writing one sentence using each noun below as a singular
noun, and one sentence using each as a plural noun.
Example: deer 1. Bob went hunting and saw six deer.
2. My brother and I fed the deer when it came into our yard.
Moose: 1.______________________________________________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
Student answers will vary.
Aircraft: 1.______________________________________________________________
Check students’ sentences.
2._____________________________________________________________________
One of the sentences should
Sheep: 1._______________________________________________________________
show only one of the nouns
2._____________________________________________________________________
listed. The other sentence
Series: 1._______________________________________________________________
should show two or more of
2._____________________________________________________________________
______________________
Trout: 1._________________the nouns listed. _________________________
2._____________________________________________________________________
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