Exploring Irregular Plural Nouns: The Mutant Plurals

The video tutorial introduces the concept of mutant plurals in English, focusing on seven specific words that do not follow the regular pluralization rules. These words undergo a vowel change to form their plurals, such as 'foot' to 'feet' and 'mouse' to 'mice'. The tutorial explains the unique characteristics of these plurals and provides examples to illustrate the changes. The video concludes by emphasizing that only a handful of words behave this way, making them easier to memorize.

What term is used to describe plurals that do not follow standard pluralization rules?

• Complex plurals

• Mutant plurals

• Regular plurals

• Irregular plurals

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

How many words in English are considered 'Mutant Plurals'?

• Ten

• Five

• Seven

• Twelve

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

Which word does NOT belong to the 'Mutant Plurals' category?

• Foot

• Woman

• Child

• Mouse

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

What common change occurs in the vowel sound of 'Mutant Plurals'?

• It is omitted in the plural form

• It changes to a different vowel sound

• It becomes a consonant sound

• It remains the same

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CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Which word's plural form is 'Men'?

• Moose

• Man

• Mouse

• Ment

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

What is the plural form of 'Goose'?

• Geese

• Gooses

• Goosi

• Goos

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

Which pair of words changes its ending spelling from 'se' to 'ce' in the plural form?

• Mouse - Mice

• Tooth - Teeth

• Foot - Feet

• Man - Men

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

What is the plural form of 'Louse'?

• Lousees

• Lice

• Louses

• Lous

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

Why are 'Mutant Plurals' considered unique in English?

• They do not change form in the plural

• They undergo vowel and sometimes consonant changes

• They always add 'es' in the plural form

• They follow the regular rules of pluralization

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CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

What is the teacher's hope regarding 'lice'?

• Students will find it interesting

• Students will learn to spell it correctly

• Students won't have to worry about it often

• It will become a regular plural

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CCSS.L.8.5A