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Irregular Nouns β€” Plurals Of Irregular Nouns

Plural words tell us there is more than one. Many nouns add -s or -es, but some are irregular β€” they change in other ways. Here are easy rules and examples for class 1–3 (age 7).

1. Change the middle vowel

Some words change a vowel to make the plural:

  • man β†’ men (πŸ‘¨ β†’ πŸ‘¨πŸ‘¨)
  • woman β†’ women (πŸ‘© β†’ πŸ‘©πŸ‘©)
  • tooth β†’ teeth (🦷 β†’ 🦷🦷)
  • foot β†’ feet (πŸ‘£ β†’ πŸ‘£πŸ‘£)
  • mouse β†’ mice (🐭 β†’ 🐭🐭)
  • goose β†’ geese (πŸͺΏ β†’ πŸͺΏπŸͺΏ)

2. Add -ren

Only a few use -ren:

  • child β†’ children (πŸ‘¦ β†’ πŸ‘¦πŸ‘¦)

3. Change -f or -fe to -ves

Some words change the end:

  • leaf β†’ leaves (πŸƒ β†’ πŸƒπŸƒ)
  • knife β†’ knives (πŸ”ͺ β†’ πŸ”ͺπŸ”ͺ)
  • life β†’ lives (life β†’ lives)

4. Same word for singular and plural

These words stay the same when there is one or many:

  • sheep β†’ sheep (πŸ‘ β†’ πŸ‘πŸ‘)
  • fish β†’ fish (🐟 β†’ 🐟🐟)
  • deer β†’ deer (🦌 β†’ 🦌🦌)

5. Special forms

  • ox β†’ oxen (used on farms) πŸ‚ β†’ πŸ‚πŸ‚
  • person β†’ people (person β†’ people)

Short sentences (read and see)

Singular: The child has one book. πŸ“š

Plural: The children have two books. πŸ“šπŸ“š

Singular: One sheep is in the field. πŸ‘

Plural: Many sheep are in the field. πŸ‘πŸ‘πŸ‘

Try it! Write the plural

  1. 1 cat β†’ __________
  2. 2 man β†’ __________
  3. 3 child β†’ __________
  4. 4 tooth β†’ __________
  5. 5 sheep β†’ __________
  6. 6 knife β†’ __________
  7. 7 ox β†’ __________
  8. 8 mouse β†’ __________
(Answers are below β€” check when you are done.)

Answers

  • 1 cat β†’ cats
  • 2 man β†’ men
  • 3 child β†’ children
  • 4 tooth β†’ teeth
  • 5 sheep β†’ sheep
  • 6 knife β†’ knives
  • 7 ox β†’ oxen
  • 8 mouse β†’ mice

Tip for learners: practise by looking around β€” count animals, shoes or people and say the plural out loud. Learning irregulars takes practice, but you will get them with time!

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