Fun grammar activity where students distinguish between singular and plural nouns using simple vocabulary words.

Let’s go step by step.

We are told:
- Singular nouns = only one (like “cat”, not “cats”)
- Plural nouns = more than one (like “bats”, not “bat”)
- Also: Not all words are nouns! Some words like “on”, “under”, “mean”, “big” are not nouns — they’re adjectives or prepositions. We should ignore them for this task.

So our job is to:
→ Circle the singular nouns
→ Underline the plural nouns

Let’s look at each word:

1. cat → noun, singular → ✔ circle
2. bats → noun, plural → ✔ underline
3. big → adjective → ✘ skip
4. mean → verb/adjective → ✘ skip
5. it → pronoun → ✘ skip (not a noun in this context)
6. shoes → noun, plural → ✔ underline
7. door → noun, singular → ✔ circle
8. dogs → noun, plural → ✔ underline
9. mat → noun, singular → ✔ circle
10. hat → noun, singular → ✔ circle
11. pens → noun, plural → ✔ underline
12. rugs → noun, plural → ✔ underline
13. desk → noun, singular → ✔ circle
14. boot → noun, singular → ✔ circle
15. ball → noun, singular → ✔ circle
16. chairs → noun, plural → ✔ underline
17. floor → noun, singular → ✔ circle
18. on → preposition → ✘ skip
19. over → preposition → ✘ skip
20. under → preposition → ✘ skip

Now let’s list them clearly:

Circle (singular nouns):
cat, door, mat, hat, desk, boot, ball, floor

Underline (plural nouns):
bats, shoes, dogs, pens, rugs, chairs

Note: “it” is a pronoun, not a countable noun here, so we don’t classify it as singular/plural noun for this exercise. Same with “big”, “mean”, “on”, “over”, “under”.

Final Answer:
Circle: cat, door, mat, hat, desk, boot, ball, floor
Underline: bats, shoes, dogs, pens, rugs, chairs