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Buildings

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Singular	Plural
block of flats	blocks of flats
bungalow	bungalows
castle	castles
cottage	cottages
detached house	detached houses
factory	factories
flat	flats
high-rise flat	high-rise flats
house	houses
mill	mills
office	offices
semi-detached house	semi-detached houses
skyscraper	skyscrapers
terraced house	terraced houses
tower	towers
windmill	windmills

Singular	Plural
bikini	bikinis
blouse	blouses
boot	boots
X	boxers P
bra	bras
cardigan	cardigans
coat	coats
dress	dresses
jacket	jackets
X	jeans P
nappy	nappies
X	pants P
pullover	pullovers
romper suit	romper suits
sandal	sandals
shirt	shirts
shoe	shoes
skirt	skirts
sock	socks
stocking	stockings
suit	suits
sweatshirt	sweatshirts
swimming costume	swimming costumes
X	swimming trunks
tanktop	tanktops
tie	ties
X	tights P
X	trousers P
t-shirt	T-shirts
vest	vests

Singular	Plural
bowl	bowls
chair	chairs
crockery U	X
cup	cups
cutlery U	X
fork	forks
furniture U	X
glass	glasses
knife	knives
napkin	napkins
placemat	placemats
plate	plates
saucer	saucers
serviette	serviettes
spoon	spoons
table	tables
tablecloth	tablecloths
teaspoon	teaspoons
tablemat	tablemats

Singular	Plural
bill	bills
bottle	bottles
candle	candles
chef	chefs
gratuity	gratuities
menu	menus
taxi	taxis
tip	tips
waiter	waiters
waitress	waitresses
wine glass	wine glasses

Singular	Plural
beaker	beakers
biro	biros
book	books
bunsen burner	bunsen burners
calculator	calculators
chair	chairs
chalkboard	chalkboards
compass	compasses
computer	computers
craft knife	craft knives
crayon	crayons
desk	desks
drawing pin	drawing pins
exercise book	exercise books
flask	flasks
funnel	funnels
globe	globes
glue U	X
hole punch	hole punches
map	maps
overhead projector	overhead projectors
paint	paints
paint brush	paint brushes
palette	palettes
paper U	X
paperclip	paperclips
pen	pens
pencil	pencils
pencil sharpener	pencil sharpeners
photocopier	photocopiers
piece of paper	pieces of paper
projector	projectors
protractor	protractors
rubber	rubbers
ruler	rulers
X	scissors P
sellotape U	X
set square	set squares
shelf	shelves
stapler	staplers
television	televisions
test tube	test tubes

Singular	Plural
fruit U	X
apple	apples
banana	bananas
blackberry	blackberries
cherry	cherries
grape	grapes
lemon	lemons
orange	oranges
peach	peaches
pear	pears
pineapple	pineapples
plum	plums
strawberry	strawberries
vegetable	vegetables
artichoke	artichokes
asparagus	X
aubergine	aubergines
avocado	avocados
bean	beans
beetroot	beetroots
broccoli	X
cabbage	cabbages
carrot	carrots
cauliflower	cauliflowers
corn	X
courgette	courgettes
cucumber	cucumbers
garlic	X
lettuce	lettuces
mushroom	mushrooms
olive	olives
onion	onions
pepper	peppers
potato	potatoes
meat U	X
beef U	X
burger	burgers
chicken (U as a meat dish)	X
chop	chops
fish	fishes
joint	joints
pork U	X
sausage	sausages
steak	steaks
bread U	X
cake	cakes
cheese U	X
doughnut	doughnuts
egg	eggs
rice U	X
roll	rolls
pasta U	X
pie	pies
pizza	pizzas
spaghetti U	X
butter U	X
honey U	X
jam U	X
pepper U	X
salt U	X
sugar U	X

Singular	Plural
ankle	ankles
arm	arms
back	backs
bottom	bottoms
calf	calves
chest	chests
elbow	elbows
finger	fingers
foot	feet
hand	hands
head	heads
heel	heels
index finger	index fingers
knee	knees
knuckle	knuckles
leg	legs
nail	nails
neck	necks
shoulder	shoulders
thigh	thighs
thumb	thumbs
toe	toes
wrist	wrists

Singular	Plural
accountant	accountants
baker	bakers
barber	barbers
barman	barmen
builder	builders
butcher	butchers
carpenter	carpenters
cashier	cashiers
chambermaid	chambermaids
chef	chefs
cleaner	cleaners
dentist	dentists
doctor	doctors
electrician	electricians
engineer	engineers
fireman	firemen
fishmonger	fishmongers
flight attendant	flight attendants
hairdresser	hairdressers
job	jobs
judge	judges
lawyer	lawyers
nurse	nurses
optician	opticians
painter	painters
photographer	photographers
plumber	plumbers
policeman	policemen
porter	porters
postwoman	postwomen
receptionist	receptionists
reporter	reporters
sales assistant	sales assistants
sales representative	sales representatives
scientist	scientists
secretary	secretaries
surgeon	surgeons
vet	vets
waiter	waiters
welder	welders
work	X

Singular	Plural
antenatal (adj)	-
baby	babies
birth	births
bottle	bottles
boy	boys
certificate	certificates
child	children
christening	christenings
coffin	coffins
dead (adj)	-
death	deaths
die (v)	-
family	families
funeral	funerals
girl	girls
graduate(n)	graduates
graduate(v)	-
grave	graves
housewife	housewives
infant	infants
job	jobs
kid	kids
labour	X
man	men
marriage	marriages
mausoleum	mausoleums
milk U	X
nappy	nappies
newborn	newborns
parent	parents
pensioner	pensioners
person	people
pregnancy	pregnancies
pregnant (adj)	-
pram	prams
preschooler	preschoolers
preteen	preteens
pushchair	pushchairs
retire (v)	-
schoolboy	schoolboys
schoolchild	schoolchildren
schoolgirl	schoolgirls
teenager	teenagers
toddler	toddlers
undertaker	undertakers
will	wills
woman	women
work (v)	-
work (n) U	X
wreath	wreaths

Singular	Plural
bank	banks
cash	X
cash box	cash boxes
cash machine	cash machines
cheque	cheques
cheque book	cheque books
coin	coins
credit	X
dollar	dollars
euro	euros
note	notes
piggy bank	piggy banks
poor	X
pound	pounds
purse	purses
rich	X
safe	safes
till	tills
wallet	wallets
yen	yen

Singular	Plural
attic	attics
bathroom	bathrooms
bedroom	bedrooms
kitchen	kitchens
living room	living rooms
lounge	lounges
room	rooms

Singular	Plural
bin	bins
coffee maker	coffee makers
cooker	cookers
cupboard	cupboards
dishwasher	dishwashers
cupboard drawer	cupboard drawers
food mixer	food mixers
frying pan	frying pans
kettle	kettles
kitchen	kitchens
kitchen cupboard	kitchen cupboards
knife	knives
liquidiser	liquidisers
microwave oven	microwave ovens
oven	ovens
saucepan	saucepans
sieve	sieves
sink	sinks
spatula	spatulas
teapot	teapots
wall cupboard	wall cupboards
whisk	whisks

Singular	Plural
basin	basins
bath	baths
bin	bins
chair	chairs
cupboard	cupboards
hairdryer	hairdriers
loo	loos
razor	razors
shaving foam U	X
toilet	toilets
toilet brush	toilet brushes
toilet roll	toilet rolls
toilet seat	toilet seats
toothbrush	toothbrushes
toothpaste U	X

Singular	Plural
bed	beds
bedside cabinet	bedside cabinets
bedside table	bedside tables
chest of drawers	chests of drawers
comb	combs
hair brush	hair brushes
hairdryer	hairdriers
pillow	pillows
sheet	sheets
wardrobe	wardrobes

Singular	Plural
armchair	arm chairs
coffee table	coffee tables
display cabinet	display cabinets
hi-fi	hi-fis
hi-fi stand	hi-fi stands
living room	living rooms
lounge	lounges
settee	settees
speaker	speakers
television	televisions
TV cabinet	TV cabinets

Singular	Plural
aisle	aisles
bag	bags
bank note	bank notes
bar-code	bar-codes
basket	baskets
cash U	X
cashier	cashiers
check out	check outs
cheque	cheques
coin	coins
credit card	credit cards
customer	customers
debit card	debit cards
money U	X
scale	scales
shelf	shelves
shop	shops
till	tills
trolley	trollies
wallet	wallets

Singular	Plural
angling	X
badminton	X
boxing	X
canoeing	X
cricket	X
croquet	X
curling	X
cycling	X
darts	X
fencing	X
football	X
golf	X
hockey	X
horse racing	X
ice skating	X
judo	X
kayaking	X
lacrosse	X
polo	X
rowing	X
rugby	X
sailing	X
skeet	X
skiing	X
snooker	X
squash	X
table tennis	X
tennis	X
water skiing	X
wrestling	X

Singular	Plural
aeroplane	aeroplanes
bicycle	bicycles
bike	bikes
boat	boats
bus	buses
car	cars
cycle	cycles
helicopter	helicopters
lorry	lorries
moped	mopeds
motorbike	motorbikes
plane	planes
ship	ships
sub	subs
submarine	submarines
tanker	tankers
taxi	taxis
train	trains
tram	trams
tube train	tube trains
underground train	underground trains
van	vans
yacht	yachts

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Buildings | Clothes | Eating at Home | Eating Out | Education | Food Human Body | Jobs/Work | Life and Death | Money Rooms - The Kitchen | The Bathroom | The Bedroom | The Living Room Shopping | Sport | Transport

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Buildings | Clothes | Eating at Home | Eating Out | Education | Food
Human Body | Jobs/Work | Life and Death | Money
Rooms - The Kitchen | The Bathroom | The Bedroom | The Living Room
Shopping | Sport | Transport