Irregular Plural Nouns- English Grammar for Grade 5

1. Irregular
Plural
Nouns

2. Irregular Plural Noun
It is an irregular noun in the
plural form.
An irregular noun is a noun
that becomes plural by
changing it’s spelling in other
ways.

3. Examples of Irregular Plural
Nouns
Some irregular nouns take on the
plural form by first changing the last
letter of the word before adding “s”.
Words that end in “ f “ are a good
example of this case. To make such a
word plural, you change the “ f “ to
“ve” and add “s “.

4. Elf – elves
Calf- calves
Knife- knives
Loaf- loaves
Shelf- shelves
Wolf- wolves
Leaf- leaves

5. Irregular nouns made
plural by changing
vowels, changing the
word, or adding a
different ending.

6. Man- men
Mouse- mice
Child- children
Foot- feet
Tooth- teeth
Goose- geese
Cactus- cacti

7. Here are some examples of
Irregular plural noun.
Scarf- scarves
Woman- women
Radius- radii
Ovum- ova
Larva- larvae
Fungus- fungi
Agendum- agenda

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