![ Form plural by changing [y] to [i] and add –es
Examples:
lady ladies
city cities
party parties
baby babies](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/irregularpluralnouns-120323080407-phpapp02/85/Irregular-plural-nouns-6-320.jpg)
![ 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](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/irregularpluralnouns-120323080407-phpapp02/85/Irregular-plural-nouns-8-320.jpg)
Irregular plural nouns
- 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 Plural beach beaches match matches sandwich sandwiches bush bushes eyelash eyelashes ax axes fox foxes tax taxes kiss kisses
- 6. Form plural by changing [y] to [i] and add –es Examples: lady ladies city cities party parties baby babies
- 7. Singular Plural puppy puppies family families story stories library libraries country countries butterfly butterflies discovery 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 Plural calf calves loaf loaves scarf scarves thief thieves wolf wolves shelf shelves life 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 Plural potato potatoes kangaroo kangaroos echo echoes tomato tomatoes photo photos auto autos hero heroes piano 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 Plural woman women goose geese man men mouse mice ox oxen tooth teeth child children foot 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 Plural a series two series a fish two fish a deer two deer a shrimp two shrimp a moose two moose a 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)