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
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
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
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
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)
