Forming Plurals

Differentiate between regular and irregular plural nouns.

• Regular plural nouns follow a random pattern when forming their plurals, while irregular plural nouns do not.

• Regular plural nouns are always singular, while irregular plural nouns are always plural.

• Regular plural nouns do not have plurals, while irregular plural nouns do.

• Regular plural nouns follow a consistent pattern when forming their plurals, while irregular plural nouns do not.

Form the plural of 'knife'.

• knifves

• knive

• knives

• knifes

How do you form the plural of 'box'?

• boxes

• boxies

• boxen

• boxi

What is the plural form of 'cat'?

• cats

• kittens

• dog

• cates

Which of the following is an irregular plural noun: 'child' or 'book'?

• dog

• apple

• child

• car

Give an example of a regular plural noun.

• childs

• mouses

• cats

• dogs

Identify the irregular plural noun in this list: 'tooth', 'dog', 'houses'.

• hous

• teeth

• dogs

• tooths

What is the plural of 'mouse'?

• mice

• mousies

• mouses

• mous

Which rule applies to forming the plural of 'car'?

• Double the 'r'

• Remove the 'a'

• Add an 's'

• Change the 'c' to 'k'

Provide an example of an irregular plural noun.

• sheeps

• childs

• children

• mouses