Grammar lesson 41: Irregular plural nouns

Grammar Lesson 41: Irregular Plural Nouns Part 1

By MS ORTIZ

• tooth----teeth

• mouse---mice

• child---children

• person---people

Frequently used irregular plural nouns:

There are no rules here, just a list of frequently used irregular plural nouns to memorize.

Irregular Plural Nouns

*Remember, to form regular plural nouns we usually just add -s, but we add -es to words that end in -sh, -ch, -z, -x, or -s. For words that end in consonant +y, we drop the y and add -ies.

• man---men

• woman---women

• knife---knives

• leaf---leaves

Open Ended

Correct the sentences below.

All the leaf fell off the tree and need to be rake

Open Ended

Correct the sentences below.

this ride is good for all man woman and child