Singular—Plural Rules

Rules of changing number (Singular to Plural):

Singular 

Plural 

Addendum 


Agendum 


Aquarium 

-


Bacterium 


Corrigendum 


Cranium 

-


Curriculum 


Datum 


Dictum 


Encomium 

-


Epithalamium 

-


Erratum 


Exemplum 


Exordium 

-


Flagellum 

-


Fulcrum 

-


Gymnasium 

-


HIlum 


Hypogastrium


Idolum 


Medium


Memorandum 


Optimum 


Ovum


Radium 


Referendum 


Symposium 


Ultimatum

-

Addenda


Agenda


Aquaria

Aquariums


Bacteria


Corrigenda


Crania

Craniums 


Curricula


Data


Dicta


Encomia

Encomiums


Epithalamia

Epithalamiums


Errata


Excempla


Exordia

Exordiums


Flagella

Flagellums


Fulcra

Fulcrums


Gymnasia

Gymnasiums


Hila


Hypogastria


Idola


Media


Memoranda


Optima


Ova


Radia


Referenda


Symposia


Ultimata

Ultimatum




Rule: Replacing -us with -i or adding -es with -us.

Singular 

Plural 

Focus 


Alumnus 


Genius 


Radius 


Locus 


Syllabus 


Terminus 


Stimulus

Foci/Focuses


Alumni


Genii/Geniuses


Radii/Radiuses


Loci


Syllabi/Syllabuses


Termini/Terminuses


Stimuli

Rule: Replacing -is with -es:

Singular 

Plural 

Analysis 


Axis 


Basis 


Crisis 


Diagnosis 


Hypothesis 


Oasis 


Thesis 


Parenthesis 


Synopsis

Analyses


Axes


Bases


Crises


Diagnoses


Hypotheses


Oases


Theses


Parentheses


Synopses




Singular 

Plural 

Rule: By adding -s/x after -u.

Adieu 

-


Bandeau 


Bureau 

-


Flambeau 

-


Milieu 


Plateau

-

Adidas 

Adieux


Bandeaux


Bureaus 

Bureaux


Flambeaux

Flambeaus


Millicux


Plateaux

Plateaus

Rule: Replacing -ex/ix with -ices.

Appendix 

-


Index 


Radix 


Vertex

-

Appendices

Appendixes 


Indices


Radices


Vertices

Vertexes

Rule: Replacing -on with -a.

Criterion


Phenomenon

Criteria


Phenomena

Rule: Adding apostrophe 's:

Five 


M.A.


i

Five's


M.A's


i's



Exception: 

Formula — Formulae/Formulas



These nouns are always plural:

Scissors, Glasses, Trousers, Vegetables, Belongings, Goods, Cloths, Surroundings, Ashes, Cattle, Annals, Arrangements, Riches, Wages, Billiards.


These Nouns look Like Plural but they are singular:

Physics, Athletics, Arts, Gymnastics, Politics, Statistics, Optics, Ethics, Gallows, Innings, News, Mathematics, Economics.


These Nouns look Like singular but they are plural:

Gentry, Clergy, Aristocracy, Cattle, People, Vermin, Poultry, Folk, Children, Peasantry, Majority, Police.



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