100 English Nouns which are Plural Only (Plurale Tantum)
The Latin phrase Plurale Tantum refers to a noun which has a plural form but no singular form.
A Plurale Tantum is often one item with two parts, working together as a set, particularly clothes for
the lower half of the body, e.g. trousers, leggings, shorts, etc. We cannot have one trouser, one
legging, or one short, for example.
Apart from clothes, there are several other groups of Plurale Tantum, including: tools, health, and
money. Check any new vocabulary below then put the words into the following groups:
A. trousers, B. shorts, C. underwear, D. tools, E. money, F. outdoors, G. eyewear, H. health,
I. problems, J. food, K. sport, L. celebrations, M. time, N. combat, O. miscellaneous
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aerobics alms annals
arms ashes backwoods
bagpipes banns bellows
belongings Bermudas bifocals
billiards binoculars blues
boxers breadcrumbs briefs
bygones Calvins chaps
chinos civvies clothes
coffers condolences congratulations
contents creeps damages
doldrums drawers dregs
dungarees earnings fatigues
fiddlesticks flares forceps
funds furnishings glasses
goggles guts handcuffs
headphones heroics hysterics
jeans jeggings jitters
jodhpurs knickers leftovers
leggings Levis long johns
looks manners measles
monies mumps munitions
nuptials nutcrackers optics
outskirts panties pants
RayBans Reeboks remains
riches scales scissors
scruples shears shenanigans
shingles shorts slacks
slops spectacle stirrups
suds surroundings suspenders
thanks tidings tights
tongs troubles trousers
trunks tweezers underpants
undies valuables vespers wages
