Irregular plural nouns
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IRREGULAR PLURAL NOUNS Presented by: Sarah Crowell
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- 1. Presented by: Sarah Crowell
- 2. We make regular nouns plural by adding s to the end of the word Examples: cat cats chair chairs shoe shoes However, there are many nouns that do not follow this pattern and they are called irregular nouns
- 3. There are some rules to follow for making irregular nouns plural Other irregular nouns will not follow a definite pattern and will just need to be memorized
- 4. Formthe plural by adding es to the end of the word Examples: class classes box boxes buzz buzzes watch watches dish dishes
- 5. Singular Pluralbeach beachesmatch matchessandwich sandwichesbush busheseyelash eyelashesax axesfox foxestax taxeskiss kisses
- 6. Form plural by changing [y] to [i] and add es Examples: lady ladies city cities party parties baby babies
- 7. Singular Pluralpuppy puppiesfamily familiesstory storieslibrary librariescountry countriesbutterfly butterfliesdiscovery discoveries
- 8. Form plural by changing [f] or [fe] to ves Examples: half halves leaf leaves wife wives knife knives But NOT always! belief beliefs chef chefs roof roofs
- 9. Singular Pluralcalf calvesloaf loavesscarf scarvesthief thieveswolf wolvesshelf shelveslife lives
- 10. Form plural by adding es Examples: tomato tomatoes potato potatoes hero heroes echo echoes But NOT Always! kangaroo kangaroos piano pianos photo photos auto autos
- 11. Singular Pluralpotato potatoeskangaroo kangaroosecho echoestomato tomatoesphoto photosauto autoshero heroespiano pianos
- 12. Examples: man men woman women child children mouse mice goose geese foot feet ox oxen tooth teeth Thesenouns just need to be memorized because they do not follow a rule
- 13. Singular Pluralwoman womengoose geeseman menmouse miceox oxentooth teethchild childrenfoot feet
- 14. Examples: a shrimp two shrimp a series two series a fish two fish a deer two deer a sheep two sheep a moose two moose These nouns are determined plural or singular by the context of the sentence
- 15. Singular Plurala series two seriesa fish two fisha deer two deera shrimp two shrimpa moose two moosea sheep two sheep
- 16. Examples: datum data medium media cactus cacti stimulus stimuli Thesenouns just need to be memorized because they do not follow a rule
- 17. Read each sentence. Figure out the plural of the word in parenthesis and write it on the line.1. Mrs. Jones has two ________________________. (child)2. A flock of ________________________ just flew overhead. (goose)3. Three ________________________ scurried through the kitchen. (mouse)4. Mother cut the sandwich into two ________________________. (half)5. Humans have 32 _____________ in their mouths by the time they are adults. (tooth)6. The ________________________ at the bus stop had umbrellas. (woman)7. There are forks, _____________________, and spoons on the table. (knife)8. Those ________________________ were making a lot of noise. (person)9. Mama bought two ________________________ of bread. (loaf)10. The ________________________ were fixing the hole in the street. (man)11. I heard a pack of ________________________ in the forest. (wolf)12. The farmer had a dozen ________________________. (sheep)13. People have two arms, two hands, two legs, and two __________________. (foot)14. The _____________________ on the trees change color in autumn. (leaf)15. My family has several pets. We have a dog, two cats, and five ___________. (fish)