Post Test/ Plural Nouns

Which of the following sentences contains both a regular and an irregular plural noun?

• • A. The children played with the toy in the park.

• • B. The goose flew over the lakes.

• • C. The cats chased the mice across the field.

• • D. The ladies and the man gathered for a meeting.

The plural of "library" is "libraries." Based on this rule, what is the plural of "category"?

Which word follows a different plural rule than the others?

• • A. Knives

• • B. Feet

• • C. Geese

• • D. Men

Which of the following sentences has an incorrect plural form?

• • A. The wolves howled at the moon.

• • B. The babies slept soundly in their cribs.

• • C. The leafs turned orange in autumn.

• • D. The women discussed the project details.

Why might some nouns, like "child" and "tooth," have irregular plurals (children, teeth) while others simply add "-s" or "-es"?

• • A. These words come from older forms of English and retained their unique pluralization.

• • B. The English language randomly assigns irregular forms.

• • C. These nouns are more commonly used, so they have simpler forms.

• • D. These nouns refer to living things, so they require special plural forms.

Which group of words shows the correct pattern of changing a noun that ends in "-y" to a plural form ending in "-ies"?

• A. Story → Storys, Family → Familys

• B. Country → Countries,
  Penny → Pennies

• C. Lady → Ladyes, Baby → Babyies

• D. City → Cityes, Army → Armyies

Create a short paragraph that contains two regular and two irregular plural nouns.