Irregular Plurals
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Irregular Plurals
Form most nouns add “s”
book - books
idea - ideas
student - students
camera - cameras
shoe - shoes
For nouns ending in s, x, z, ch, or sh,
add “es”.
tax – taxes
class - classes
wish – wishes
branch - branches
boss – bosses
fox – foxes
For nouns ending in y preceded by a
consonant, change the y to “ie” and add “s”.
country – countries
baby - babies
pony – ponies
family - families
For nouns ending in y preceded by a
vowel by adding “s”.
tray – trays
monkey - monkeys
Some nouns ending in f or fe add “s”. For
others change the f or fe to “v” and add “es”.
thief – thieves
belief – believes
half - halves
For nouns ending in o preceded by a
vowel add “s”.
decoy – decoys
alley - alleys
The plural of many nouns ending in o preceded
by a consonant is formed by adding “es”.
hero – heroes
tomato – tomatoes
The plural of a few nouns is formed in
irregular ways.
mouse – mice
foot – feet
goose – geese
mother-in-law – mothers-in-law
drive-in – drive-ins
deer – deer
fish - fish
Form plurals of numerals, dates, signs, and
words referred to as words by adding “’s”.
1900 – 1900’s
A – A’s
Directions: Spell the plural form of
each of the following nouns.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
monkey
trophy
diary
hoof
Sioux
basketball
Japanese
son-in-law
car pool
sit-up
Directions: Spell the plural form of
each of the following nouns.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
monkeys
trophies
diaries
hooves
Sioux
basketballs
Japanese
sons-in-law
car pools
sit-ups