Irregular Plurals Word Study 1/29

Irregular Purals

Some nouns change letters to form the plural, and others have the same spelling for the singular and plural. They don’t follow a rule, so you have to remember them. If a noun ends in ‘f’, change the ‘f’ to ‘v’ and add -es to form the plural. If a noun ends in ‘fe’, change the ‘fe’ to ‘v’ and add ‘-es’ to form the plural.

fe or f>ves letter changes no change
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Poll

scissors

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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hooves

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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knives

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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feet

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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children

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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moose

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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oxen

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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people

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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deer

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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shelves

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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scarves

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

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grass

• fe or f>ves

• letter change

• no change

Open Ended

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Re-read the story of Molly Pitcher

When you are done type your answer to the question:

What do you think General George Washington might have said to Molly Pitcher and what Molly might have said to General Washington?