Singular Noun - Definition, Types and Examples

A singular noun is one of the most common types of noun used to name a person, animal, place, thing or idea. Go through the entire article in order to learn all about singular noun definition, types and examples.

This article covers:

• Singular Noun Definition and Meaning 
• Singular Noun Examples 
• Singular Noun Examples in Sentences
• Types of Singular Noun
• Singular Noun VS Plural Noun 
• Singular Noun List 
• Singular Nouns Exercises 
• FAQs - Singular Noun

Singular Noun: Definition and Meaning

Unlike a plural noun, a singular noun indicates the "oneness" of someone or something. Singular nouns are used to refer to only one person, animal, place, thing, or idea. 

Singular nouns can be countable or uncountable. Some of the singular countable nouns are boy, girl, woman, man, etc. Some of the singular uncountable nouns are milk, water, honesty, etc. 

Singular Noun Examples

• man
• woman
• boy
• girl
• kid
• dog
• cat
• puppy
• horse 
• donkey
• city
• town
• garden
• park
• field
• laptop
• bottle 
• computer 
• blanket 
• ideology 
• freedom
• liberty

Examples of Singular Noun in Sentences 

a. I saw a boy sitting in front of the building.

b. Our teacher is not conducting the class today.

c. Is this the oldest city of the country?

d. What's wrong with your phone?

e. Where's your classmate, John?

f. Who is your favorite hero?

g. What's your favorite movie?

h. Where's your brother?

i. Are you interested in that girl?

j. I'll get you a chocolate.

Types of Singular Noun

• Singular noun referring to people: This type of singular noun refers to one person such boy, girl, man, woman, kid, child, baby, mother, father, brother, sister, etc.
• Singular noun referring to places: This type of singular noun refers to one place such as city, town, garden, lawn, field, playground, area, spot, site, etc.
• Singular noun referring to animals and birds: This type of singular noun refers to one animal such as dog, cat, bull, horse, donkey, monkey, pigeon, bird, crow, cow, etc.
• Singular noun referring to things: This type of singular noun refers to one thing such as laptop, computer, mobile, bottle, blanket, notebook, book, pen, pencil, etc.
• Singular noun referring to ideas: This type of singular noun refers to one single idea such freedom, ideology, liberty, right, belief, infidelity, fidelity, etc. 

Singular Noun Vs Plural Noun

To distinguish a singular noun from a plural noun, look at the following features of the two: similarities and differences.

Similarities:

1. Both the singular and plural nouns are the types of noun.

2. Both the singular and plural nouns refer to people, animals, places, things or ideas.

Differences:

1. A singular noun indicates oneness of someone or something, while a plural noun shows plurality (more than one).

2. A singular noun refers to only one person, animal, place, thing or idea, while a plural noun refers to more than one. 

Singular Noun List 

• boy, girl, man, woman, kid, child, baby, mother, father, brother, sister
• city, town, garden, lawn, field, playground, area, spot, site
• dog, cat, bull, horse, donkey, monkey, pigeon, bird, crow, cow
• laptop, computer, mobile, bottle, blanket, notebook, book, pen, pencil
• freedom, ideology, liberty, right, belief, infidelity, fidelity

Singular Nouns Exercises 

Q1. Identify the singular nouns used in the following sentences.

a. Mathematics is a difficult subject for many.

b. How many brothers do you have?

c. Why did you opt for this subject?

d. John has four children.

e. There're five oxen in the field.

Q2. Give the singular nouns of the below-given words used in the following sentences.

a. Men

b. Women

c. Children 

d. Brothers

e. Oxen 

f. boys

g. girls

FAQs - Singular Noun

What is a singular noun?

A singular noun is a type of noun that refers to only one person, animal, place, thing or idea.

Man, dog, city, laptop and ideology are all singular nouns. 

What are the 10 examples of singular noun?

a. I saw a boy sitting in front of the building.

b. Our teacher is not conducting the class today.

c. Is this the oldest city of the country?

d. What's wrong with your phone?

e. Where's your classmate, John?

f. Who is your favorite hero?

g. What's your favorite movie?

h. Where's your brother?

i. Are you interested in that girl?

j. I'll get you a chocolate.

What is a singular possessive noun?

A singular possessive noun shows that the noun owns something or someone. That is, a singular possessive noun ends in an apostrophe plus "s" which is used for possession or ownership. Here's an example of a singular possessive noun: "John's son or John's dog".

What is a singular countable noun?

A singular countable noun is a singular noun that can be counted. Here are few examples of a singular countable noun: "boy, dog or laptop". All these nouns (boy, dog and laptop) can be counted (one boy, two boys, three boys and so on) On the contrary, honesty, water or milk are singular uncountable nouns.