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Quite simply, a singular noun is a noun that refers to only one person, one place, one thing, or one idea. If you look at one object and name it, you have an example of a singular noun. For example there is one lamp on my bookcase and one chair at my desk.
Most singular nouns form the plural by adding -s. A singular noun ending in s, x, z, ch, sh makes the plural by adding-es. A singular noun ending in a consonant and then y makes the plural by dropping the y and adding-ies. There are some irregular noun plurals. The most common ones are listed below. Some nouns have the same form in the singular and the plural.