Here are the plural forms of the words in parentheses: 1. children 2. geese 3. mice 4. halves 5. teeth 6. women 7. knives 8. people 9. loaves 10. men 11. wolves 12. sheep 13. feet 14. leaves 15. fish

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)