Plural nouns

Plurals

Plural nouns

• one bed - three beds

• a sister - two sisters

• one bike - four bikes

• a dog - five dogs

• one computer - six computers

Most nouns = -s

a chair = chairs

a table = tables

a thing = things

a girl = girls

-x,-s,-ch,-sh,-z = -es

a bus = buses

match = matches

dish = dishes

box = boxes

quiz = quizzes

-f,-fe = -ves

a leaf = leaves

a wolf = wolves

a life = lives

a knife = knives

vowel+y = -s

a day = days

a key = keys

a boy = boys

a guy = guys

a donkey = donkeys

consonant+y = -ies

a city = cities

a baby = babies

a story = stories

a party = parties

a country = countries

consonant + o = -es

a hero = heroes

an echo = echoes

a tomato = tomatoes

a potato = potatoes

vowel + o = -s

a zoo = zoos

a radio = radios

a stereo = stereos

a video = videos

a kangaroo = kangaroos

Exceptions

a roof = roofs

a cliff = cliffs

a piano = pianos

a photo = photos

Irregular nouns

a man = men

a woman = women

a child = children

a foot = feet

a tooth = teeth

a mouse = mice

a person = people

a goose = geese

No change

a sheep = sheep

a deer = deer

a fish = fish

a series = series

a species = species

Plural nouns

• a video - two videos

• one day - three days

• a potato - four potatoes

• one army - five armies

Irregular plural nouns

• a man - two men

• one foot - three feet

• a child - ten children

• one tooth - seven teeth

• a person - five people

• one mouse - eleven mice

• a fish - fourteen fish

​a pen -

a notebook-

a ruler -

a flower -

a desk

a table -

a computer -

​an aircraft - many aircraft

a shrimp - many shrimp

a moose - many moose

an elk - many elk

Some words have two plural form:

one cactus - cactuses/ cacti

​one octopus - many octopuses/octopi

​a dress -

a wish -

a fox -

a watch -

​a lady - many

a cherry - many

a day - many

a family - many

a candy - many

​Some exceptions:

an avocado - many avocados OR avocadoes

a buffalo - many buffalos OR buffaloes

a mosquito - many mosquitos OR mosquitoes

a tornado - tornados OR tornadoes

a volcano - many volcanos OR volcanoes

a zero - many zeros OR zeroes

​There are many irregular plural nouns we need to remember them:

​a die - two dice

​an ox - many oxen

​a library - many

a pony - two

a puppy - many

a paper - three

a monkey - two

a tray - four

a tree - five

a computer - two

a dish -

a cake

Fill in the Blank

These __ are closed.

Multiple Choice

The plural of box is boxes, but the plural of ox is oxen, not oxes.

• TRUE

• FALSE

ox = oxen

Multiple Choice

The plural of tooth is teeth, and the plural of boot is beet.

• TRUE

• FALSE

boot = boots

Multiple Choice

The plural of cow can be cows or kine.

• TRUE

• FALSE

cow = cows or kine

Fill in the Blank

She takes many __.

Multiple Choice

The plural of goose is geese. The plural of moose is meese.

• TRUE

• FALSE

moose = moose

Fill in the Blank

a library - many

Multiple Choice

The plural of mouse is mice. But the plural of house is houses, not hice.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Fill in the Blank

These __ are big.

house = houses

Match

Match the following

• an ox

• fish

• deer

two oxen

fish

deer

• two oxen

• fish

• deer

Multiple Choice

Two __________ work in the new restaurant.

• cheves

• chefes

• cheffs

• chefs

Match

Match the following

• a man

• a woman

• goose

• tooth

• child

men

women

geese

teeth

children

• men

• women

• geese

• teeth

• children

Multiple Choice

I need two __________ in my office.

• chaires

• chair

• chairrs

• chairs

Dropdown

A tooth - many ​

Select answer

Multiple Choice

There are fifteen ___________ in my class.

• girles

• girl

• girlls

• girls

Multiple Choice

Those _________ over there are my teachers.

• men

• man

• mans

• mens

Multiple Choice

Look! There are 20 __________ in the park!

• child

• children

• childs

• childes

Multiple Choice

I have six beautiful _________ in my kitchen.

• knifes

• kniffes

• knives

• knife

Multiple Choice

Plural for shoe:

• shoe

• shoes

• shoos

Multiple Select

Which of the following words has a special plural?

• man

• woman

• child

• sheep

• table

Multiple Choice

Plural for church

• churchies

• churchs

• churches

Multiple Choice

Plural for potato

• potatos

• potatoes

Multiple Choice

Plural for shelf

• shelfs

• shelfies

• shelves

Multiple Select

Which of the following is right?

• wolfes

• boxes

• brushies

• arches