THE NOUN GROUP

1- NOUNS

A noun is used to identify a person or thing, and they are classified according to whether they need a determiner in front of them; in this case, many nouns have two forms, the singular form, which is used to refer to one person or thing, and the plural form, which is used to  refer to more than one person or thing. These nouns make up the largest group of nouns in English. They are called count nouns or uncountable nouns. 

See the use of some nouns in the text below:

  Plural forms:

Add- s to most nous. -S has three pronunciations:

book...................books (s)
egg.....................eggs (s)
orange................oranges (iz)

For nouns ending in a consonant + y ( NOT a vowel + y), change the y to i and add -es.

party...................parties
key.....................keys
city.....................cities
lady....................ladies

For nouns ending in -s, -z, -x, -ch, and -sh, add -es, pronounced (iz):

class...................classes
quiz....................quizzes
box....................boxes
match.................matches
dish....................dishes

Irregular plurals:


woman..............women
foot....................feet
goose...............geese
ox......................oxen

Some nouns are always plural and have no singular form: clothes, belongings, congratulations, goods, stairs, surroundings, thanks.

Uncontable Nouns

Most uncountable nouns are thinks which we clearly cannot count. We use zero article, or some.

Other common nouns which do not normally have plural -s, and use a singular verb:

Some uncountable nouns have a different countable word:

bread - a loaf.....................................................................luggage - a bag, a case
money - a note, a coin.......................................................work - a job
travel - a journey, a trip..................................................... accommodation - a room, a flat, etc


Count nouns


Count nouns can be used with numbers:

Example: one table........ two cats........ three hundred.......pounds

Singular count nouns cannot be used alone, but always take a determiner such as " a " , " another ", "every", or "the". 

Examples:

We`ve killed a pig.
He was esting another apple.
She had read every book on the subject.
I parked the car over there. 

Plural count nouns can be used with or without a determiner. They do not take a determiner when they refer to things or people in general.

Examples:

Does the hotel have large rooms?

The film is not suitable for children.

Plural count nouns do take a determiner when they refer precisely to particular things or people.

Examples:

Our computers are very expensive.
These cakes are delicious.

There are a few grammatical differences between British English and American English:

Parts of the body

Listen and  name the parts of the body bellow:

Know nouns of  vegetables and fruits in English. See the list below: