SINGULAR AND PRURAL NOUNS

Noun : Kata benda, yang dapat dibedakan menjadi bentuk singular dan plural.
Singular : Bentuk kata benda tunggal.
Plural : Bentuk kata benda jamak.

Kata benda jamak (plural noun) umumnya dibentuk dari kata benda tunggal (singular noun) yang
ditambahkan akhiran –s.

Singular Plural

Dog Dogs
Cat Cats
Day Days
House Houses

Kata benda tunggal (singular noun) yang berakhiran ch, sh, ss, atau x ditambah akhiran –es.

Singular Plural

church churches

brush brushes

kiss kisses

box boxes

class classes
Kata benda tunggal (singular noun) yang berakhiran o ditambahkan akhiran –es, namun beberapa
kata benda lainnya yang berakhiran o ditambah –s.

Singular Plural

potato potatoes

tomato tomatoes

hero heroes

kilo kilos

photo photos

kimono kimonos

piano pianos

dynamo dynamos

video videos

studio studios

Kata benda tunggal (singular noun) berakhiran y dimana huruf sebelumnya adalah konsonan,

bentuk jamaknya ditambah akhiran -ies.

Singular Plural

baby babies
 Singular Plural

country countries

lady ladies

 Kata benda tunggal (singular noun)  berakhiran f atau fe bentuk jamaknya ditambah akhiran -

ves.

Singular Plural

calf calves

half halves

knife knives

leaf leaves

life lives

loaf loaves

self selves

sheaf sheaves

shelf shelves

thief thieves
 Singular Plural

wife wives

wolf wolves

Perubahan tidak beraturan dari bentuk tunggal (singular) kedalam bentuk jamak (plural).

Singular Plural

foot feet

goose geese

louse lice

man men

mouse mice

tooth teeth

woman women

child children

ox oxen

person people
Kata benda tunggal (singular noun) mempunyai bentuk yang sama dengan kata benda
jamak (plural nouns).

Singular Plural

fish fish

species species

sheep sheep

aircraft aircraft

KEYWORD UNTUK SINGULAR DAN PLURAL NOUNS

Ada beberapa kata kunci yang dapat mengindikasikan apakah suatu benda itu
termasuk singular atau plural. Menurut Philips (2004: 202), kata kuunci tersebut antara lain:

Singular Noun Plural Nouns

(Benda Tunggal) (Benda Jamak)

each both

every two

single many

one several

a/an various

Contoh:
Singular (tunggal) : biasanya diawalo a/an
A: selain a,I,u,e,o
A book, a glass, a table
An : a, I, u, e, o
A apple, an hour, an orange

Plural – jamak
Lebih dari satu biasanya ada tambahan s/es
3 meja = e tables
5 kucing = cats

To use There is and There are

There is : there is an opportunity for us to grow better

There is digunakan untuk menjelaskan singular noun (kata benda tunggal).

There are : there are many opportunities for us to grow better

There are digunakan untuk menjelaskan plural countable non ( kata benda jamak yang bisa
dihitung). Contoh: there are three cars parked in front of our shop (terdapat tiga mobil yang
parkir didepan toko kami).

There is some salt on the table. (Ada garam di atas meja) –> bukan “there are some salt
on the table.”

There is some bread in the kitchen cabinet. (Ada beberapa roti di dalam lemari dapur) –>
bukan “there are some bread in the kitchen cabinet.”

There’s so much love in this house. (Ada banyak kasih sayang di rumah ini) –>
bukan “there are so much love in this house.”

To make plural nouns by putting: number

( Three boxes, Five balls, Six mice, Two tomatoes, Four cups of tea)
 a. They want to drink a glass of milk
b. They want to drink two glasses of milk

To make plural nouns by putting: some, many, a lot of, a few/ few

( Many cities, A lot of babies, Several knives)

a. We want to visit some cities in Malaysia

b. They have to collect many articles

Soal:
1. What is the incorrect sentence to use singular noun?
a. Baim have a birds
b. Baim has a computer
c. Baim has a bag
d. Baim has a dog
2. What is the correct sentence to use singular noun?
a. My father has a house
b. My father have a birds
c. My father have a computers
d. My Father have a dogs
3. It had its _____ and its _____
a. enemies, friend
b. enemy, friends
c. enemies, friends
d. enemys, friend
4. He was regarded by the _____as a peculiar individual.
a. natives
b. native
c. nativies
d. natively
5. And he had not been without his _____
a. difficultes
b. difficulties
c. difficulty
d. difficulyes
6. There are no _____ upon the _____
a. Leaf, trees
b. leaves, treeses
c. leaves, trees
d. leaf, threeses
7. What a big car showroom. _____ a red car in the corner of that room.

a. There is

b. There are

c. There isn’t

d. There aren’t

8. What is the correct sentences to use there is or there are

a. Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. there is some tall buildings around the city
b. Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. there are some tall buildings around the city.
 c. Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. There isn’t some tall buildings around the
city.
d. Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia. There aren’t some tall buildings around the
city.

9. _____ any students in the Campina Elementary School

a. There is

b. There are

c. There isn’t

d. There aren’t

10. _______ a bus from the station to the National Park.

a. There is

b. There are

c. There isn’t

d. There aren’t