Ms. Hop Irregular Plural Nouns Lesson-3rd Grade

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Irregular Plural Nouns

Normally when we make a noun plural we add an "s" to the end of a word

• Dog becomes dogs

• Cookie becomes cookies

• Boy becomes boys

• Swing becomes swings

If a word ends in s, x, ch, or sh, we add an es at the end of the word to make it plural.

• Bench becomes benches

• Fox becomes foxes

• Wish becomes wishes

• Bus becomes buses

When a noun ends in a y, we usually add an ies to make it plural.

• Baby becomes babies

• Lady becomes ladies

• Fly becomes flies

When an irregular noun becomes plural, we have to change the word in a different way.

• Child becomes children

• Quiz becomes Quizzes

• Woman becomes women

• Mouse becomes mice

When trying out a noun to figure out how it becomes plural, it may help to read the sentence out loud.

• In the following sentence, change the word leaf to make plural.

• The leaf blew across my yard.

• The leafs blew across my yard. (That doesn't sound quite right.)

• The leaves blew across my yard. (That sounds much better.)

Take the quiz to check on your plural noun knowledge!