Irregular Plural Nouns

Plural Nouns - Lesson
Language

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between singular and plural?

• Singular mean one

  Plural means more than one

• Singular means more than one

  Plural mean one

Singular and Plural Nouns

What's the difference?

A noun is a person, place, thing, animal, or idea.
A singular noun names one person, place, thing, animal, or idea.
A plural noun names more than one person, place, thing, animal, or idea.

Multiple Choice

What's the difference between a singular and plural noun?

• A singular noun = more than one

  A plural noun = one

• A singular noun = one

  A plural noun = more than one

Objective

"I will know how to use and form irregular plural nouns."

​What are irregular plural nouns?

An irregular plural noun is a word that becomes plural in a different way than most words, meaning you can't just add an "-s," "-es," or "-ies" to the end to make it more than one.

To make a noun that ends with - f or -fe, drop the -f or -fe and replace it with -ves.
life --> lives

​Nouns that end with -f or -fe

One wolf

Two wolves

Mouse --------> mice
Tooth --------> teeth
Cactus --------> cacti
Person --------> people
Child --------> children

​Changes

Other Irregular Plural Nouns

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of 'woman'?

• womans
• women

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of 'foot'?

Hint: tooth ---> teeth

• foot

• feet

• foots

Multiple Choice

What is the plural noun of 'goose'?

• geese
• gooses
• goose

Multiple Choice

What is the plural form of 'fish'?

• Fish

• Fishes

• Fishs

Poll

How do you feel about working on irregular plural nouns?

• Great

• Okay

• Need Help

​Wrap Up

Your goal:
I will use and form irregular plural nouns.
What's next?
You are going to practice a mixture of regular and irregular plural nouns.