Irregular Plurals

Irregular Plurals

A Resource from the

SUNY Adirondack

Center for Reading and Writing

Singular v. Plural

A noun (person, place, or thing) can either be singular or plural.

Singular means that there is just one of that noun.

Plural means that there's more than one.

Regular v. Irregular Plurals

Most plural nouns are regular, which means they end in "-s."

Some plural nouns are irregular, which means

they don't follow this rule!

What are some examples of

regular plural nouns?

• Nouns

• Dogs

• Pencils

• Cars

• Can you think of any other examples?

What are some examples of

irregular plural nouns?

• Men

• Women

• Children

• People

• Can you think of any other examples?

• What are the singular versions of these nouns?

Multiple Choice

Which sentence below uses the correct singular or the correct irregular plural form?

• The woman sat at their desks.

• The women sat at their desks.

Multiple Select

Select all the sentences below that use the correct singular or irregular plural form.

• Sojourner Truth gave a famous speech called "Ain't I a Woman?"

• Laurel Thatcher Ulrich originally wrote, "Well behaved woman seldom make history."

• Max loves working with young childs.

• Lauren doesn't have any children.

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