List of 20 Words That Sound Plural But Are Singular
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Want some words that sound plural but are singular? Try this handy list of relevant examples. In this collection, you'll find English language terms whose seeming plurality is misleading.
| athletics | gymnastics | mechanics | politics |
| billiards | innings | mumps | rickets |
| economics | linguistics | news | statics |
| ethics | mathematics | phonetics | statistics |
| gallows | measles | physics | summons |
