Pural of Irregular Nouns

Pural of Irregular Nouns- are nouns which form their plural by changing the spelling.

What are irregular plural nouns?

While most nouns are easily made plural with a few simple changes, such as adding an “s” or “es” to the end of the word, there is one group of nouns that doesn’t seem to follow the rules. They’re called irregular nouns and you guessed it…they don’t become plural the “regular” way.

Examples of Irregular Plural NounsSome 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 an “s.”

Irregular plural nouns that end in ves:

More than one elf = elves

More than one calf = calves

More than one knife = knives

More than one loaf = loaves

More than one shelf = shelves

More than one wolf = wolves

More than one loaf = loaves

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

More than one man = men

More than one mouse = mice

More than one goose = geese

More than one tooth = teeth

More than one louse = lice

More than one cactus = cacti

Some irregular plural nouns have the same spelling as their singular form such as scissors, pants, bison, deer, and sheep.And then some animal nouns become plural by keeping the same spelling as the singular form or by adding an s or es.

More than one cod = cod or cods

More than one shrimp = shrimp or shrimps

More than one fish = fish or fishes

More than one quail = quail or quails