Number

Number

1. Singular Number Gi †k‡l um _vK‡j Plural Kivi mgq um Gi cwie‡Z© a em‡e| KLbI KLbI Singular Number Gi m‡½ s ‡hvM K‡i Plural Kiv nq|

Singular                                            Plural

Agendum                                           Agenda

Datum                                                data

Erratum                                              Errata

Medium                                             media

Spectrum                                           Spectra

Memorandum                               memoranda

Symposium                                       Symposia

Ex: The singular from of “data” is-------------

            (a) datas         (b) datum

(c) dat             (d) datem

2. Singular number Gi †k‡l is _vK‡j Plural Kivi mgq is Gi cwie‡Z© es em‡e|

Basis-------------------Bases

Oasis-------------------Oases

Crisis-------------------crises

Thesis------------------Theses

Analysis---------------Analyses

Hypothesis------------Hypotheses

Ex: The plural form of “Basis” is------

            (a) bases                     (b) basies

            (c) basiss                   (d) basises

3. Singular number Gi †k‡l us _vK‡j Plural Kivi mgq us Gi cwie‡Z© i A_ev us Gi mv‡_ es ‡hvM Ki‡Z n‡e|

         Genius----------Genii/Geniuses

         Radius----------Radii/Radiuses

         Syllabus--------Syllabi/Syllabuses

         Alumnus-------Alumni

Ex: The Plural form of “Syllabus” is------

         (a) syllab                         (b) syllabia

         (c) syllabum                    (d) syllabi

4. Singular Noun Gi ‡k‡l f ev fe _vK‡j Gi ¯’v‡b v e‡m Ges es ‡hvM K‡i plural Ki‡Z nq|

         Leaf -------------Leaves

         Calf -------------Calves

         Knife ----------- Knives

         Wolf ------------Wolves

         Thief ------------Thieves

Ex: What is plural form of “Knife”?

         (a) Knifee                      (b) Knives

         (c) Knivesses                   (d) Knifeess

5. Alphabet, Information, Furniture, Scenery, Bread, Poetry BZ¨vw` Noun ¸wj me©`vB Singular wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ nq|

Ex: What is plural form of “Alphabet”?

         (a)  Alphabets                   (b) Alphabeties

         (c) Alphateties                (d) None

6. Mathematics, Physics, Ethics, News, Gallows, Innings, Politics BZ¨vw` Noun ¸‡jv †`L‡Z Plural n‡jI Singular wn‡m‡e e¨eüZ nq|

Ex: Which of the following words is singular?

        (a) Physics                    (b) Boxes

         (c) Bushes                     (d) Roads

7. Alms, measles, Scissors, Bowels, Fish, Poultry, Trousers, Spectacles BZ¨w` Noun Plural A‡_© e¨eüZ nq|

Ex: Which one is the plural form?

         (a) Physics                    (b) Mouse

       (c) Poultry                      (d) Agendum

8. Deer, Sheep, Serine, Corps, Cannon, Public, Series, Dozen, Score, Hundred, Thousand G‡`i Singular I Plural GKB iKg _v‡K| Z‡e Score, Dozen, Hundred, Thousand Zv‡`i c~‡e© Some, Many _vK‡j A_ev †Kvb msL¨vevPK bv _vK‡j KLbI G‡`i c‡i s hy³ n‡q Plural n‡q _v‡K|

Ex: The plural form of “Sheep”?

         (a) Sheeps                     (b) Sheep

         (c) Sheepes                      (d) Ships

Extra Important Number:

Singular                    Plural

Bureau                       Bureaus/Bureaux

Criterion                    Criteria

Phenomenon             Phenomena

Formula                     Formulas/Formulae

Index                          Indices/Indexes

Appendix                   Appendices/Appendixes

Hero                           Heroes

Echo                           Echoes

Army                          Armies

Toot                            Teeth

Goose                         Geese

Louse                         Lice

Mouse                         Mice

Ox                               Oxen 

Important Question of Number

1.           Plural number of ‘ultimatum’ is -                                             
a) ultimate           b) ultimata       c) ultimator     d) ultimates                               

Ans:b

2.           The singular form of ‘Agenda’-                             
a) Agendum        b) Agendam     c) Agedem       d) Agedua                                 

 Ans:a 

3.           Plural of “criterion” is –       
a) criterions         b) criteriones    c) criterias        d) criteria                                  

Ans:d

4.           The plural of “Basis” is ---                                             
a) basises                        b) basies          c) bases                        d) basiss                                  

Ans:c

5.           The plural form of ‘Genus’ –                            
a) Genuses          b) Genas          c) Genera         d) Genis                                 

 Ans:c

6.           The plural number of ‘Bureau’ –                                                              
a) Bureax                        b) Bureaux       c) Buraes         d) Bureas                                

Ans:b

7.           The plural form of ‘appendix’ is –
a) appendixes      b) appendis      c) appendices   d) appendesis                        

 Ans:c

8.           What is the plural form of ‘vertex’ ?                                                      
a) vertices           b) vertexes       c) vertex          d) vertexies                             

Ans:a

9.           What is the plural form of the word “Seraph”?                             
a) Seraphs                       b) Seraphes      c) Serapic         d) Seraphim                        

Ans: a,d

10.       Which one is the singular?                                                             
a) agenda                        b) bacteria        c) crises           d) curriculum                           

Ans:d

11.       Identify the word in the plural form?                                       
a) Radii               b) Stadium       c) Physics        d) Civics   e) Agendum             

Ans:a

12.       Which singular- plural pair is correct?                                    
a) Stratum : Strata                      b) Agendum : Agendums  c) Agenda : Agendas         
d) Corrigendum : Corrigendums  e)  Appendix : Appendice                                   

Ans:a

13.       Which one of the following words is a plural number?          
a) Datum             b) Mouse         c) Errata           d) Bacterium                             

Ans:c

14.       Which of the following nouns is in plural form?                                  
a) Analysis          b) Radius         c) Datum          d) media           e) crisis          

 Ans:d

15.       Which one of the following is singular?                                                               
a) agenda                        b) alumni         c) medium       d) media                                  

Ans:c

16.       Which of the following words is singular?                                         
a) Physics            b) Bushes         c) Roads          d) Boxes                                  

Ans:a

17.       Which one is plural?                                                                             
a) princess           b) Princes         c) mattress       d) news                        e) mistress       

Ans:b

18.       What is the singular form of ‘Leaves’?                                          
a) Leaf                b) Leav                        c) Leave           d) Leafe                                  

Ans:a

19.       Which of the following does not add ‘ves’ in the plural form?
a) wife                b) roof                         c) wolf             d) shelf                                                

Ans:b

20.       Echo Gi mwVK Plural †KvbwU ?            
a) Echos              b) Echoes         c)  Echoistic     d) Echoed                               

Ans:b

21.       Which of the following is the plural form of ‘Tooth’?   
a) Teeths             b) Tooth           c) Teeth           d) Tooths                                 

 Ans:c

22.       Which one is plural form of the word ‘mouse’?      
a) Mouses                       b) Mousess      c) Mice            d) Mices                                   

Ans:c

23.       Which one is in plural number?                                              
a) School             b) Oxen           c) Leaf             d) Mathmatics                         

Ans:b

24.       Which of the following is always singular?                                               [R.U.09-10]
a) Nucleus           b) Formula       c) Scenery          d) Machinery                           

Ans:c

25.       I have done it – of times.
a) hundreds         b) hundred       c) a hundred    d) hundredth                              

Ans:a

26.       Plural form of ‘Deer’  
a) Deer                b) Deorn          c) Dearine        d) Derrs                                     

Ans:a

27.       The plural noun used as singular is:                                                     
a) Books             b) Princes         c) Ethics           d) Universities   e) Men           

Ans:c

28.       There are 10 – in a hundred.                                                                    
a) tens                 b) ten’s            c) ten                           d) tenx                                    

Ans:b

29.       Which one is the plural form?                                                                  
a) Physics                        b) Mouse         c) Poultry         d) Agendum                              

Ans:c

30.       Singular of  ‘ours’ is –                                                                                      
a) my                  b) me               c) mine            d) I                                          

Ans:c