Regular And Irregular Plural Nouns - English Grammar Worksheets
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1
2REGULAR AND
IRREGULAR
PLURAL NOUNS
I
BELIEF – BELIEFS
A
The plural of most
Some nouns that
CHIEF – CHIEFS
SONG - SONGS
nouns is formed by
end in –f simply add
CLIFF – CLIFFS
adding final -s
–s to form the plural
ROOF - ROOFS
B
V
The plural of most
J
BOX - BOXES
nouns is formed by
ONE DEER – TWO DEER
adding final -s
Some nouns have
ONE FISH – TWO FISH
the same singular
ONE SHRIMP – TWO SHRIMP
and plural form
C
ONE SPECIES – TWO SPECIES
The plural of words
ONE SHEEP – TWO SHEEP
that end in a
BABY - BABIES
consonant + -y is
spelled -ies
K
CRITERION – CRITERIAN
PHENOMENON – PHENOMENA
D
CACTUS – CACTI / CACTUSES
MAN – MEN
FUNGUS – FUNGI
WOMAN – WOMEN
CHILD – CHILDREN
The nouns in (d)
NUCLEUS – NUCLEI
OX – OXEN
have irregular plural
STIMULUS – STIMULI
FOOT – FEET
form that do not
SYLLABUS – SYLLABI / SYLLABUSES
Some nouns that
GOOSE – GEESE
end in -s
FORMULA – FORMULAE / FORMULAS
TOOTH – TEETH
English has
MOUSE – MICE
VERTEBRA – VERTEBRAE
borrowed from
LOUSE - LICE
APPENDIX- APPENDICES / APPENDIXES
other languages
INDEX – INDICES/ INDEXES
have foreign plural
ANALYSIS – ANALYSES
E
BASIS – BASES
ECHO – ECHOES
Some nouns that
CRISIS – CRISES
HERO – HEROES
end in –o add –es to
BACTERIUM – BACTERIA
POTATO – POTATOES
form the plural
TOMATO - TOMATOES
CURRICULUM – CURRICULA
DATUM- DATA
MEDIUM – MEDIA
F
MEMORANDUM - MEMORANDA
AUTO – AUTOS
GHETTO – GHETTOS
KANGARAROO – KANGAROOS
KILO – KILOS
Plural Nouns: Make the nouns plural when
MEMO – MEMOS
Some nouns that
PHOTO – PHOTOS
necessary. Do not change any other
PIANO – PIANOS
end in –o add only –
words.
RADIO – RADIOS
s to form the plural
STUDIO – STUDIOS
1.
Bacteria are the smallest living thing. They are
TATTOO – TATTOOS
simple organism that consist of one cell.
VIDEO – VIDEOS
2.
Bacterium exist almost everywhere. They are in
ZOO – ZOOS
the air, water, soil as well as in the body of all
living creature.
3.
There are thousand of kind of bacterium. Most
G
of them are harmless to human beings but some
MOSQUITO – MOSQUITOES (S)
Some nouns that end
cause diseases such as tuberculosis and
TORNADO – TORNADOES (S)
in –o add either –es or
pneumonia.
VOLCANO – VOLCANOES(S)
–s to form the plural
4.
Virus are also microscopic organism, but virus
ZERO – ZEROES (S)
live in the cell of other living thing.
5.
Virus can cause many disease. They infect
human being with such illness as influenza, the
common cold, measles, and AIDS (Acquired
H
Immunodeficiency Syndrome).
CALF – CALVES
Some nouns that
6.
Today health official are expressing great
HALF – HALVES
end in –f or –fe are
concern about our health in the future. They
KNIFE – KNIVES
changed to –ves to
SHELF – SHELVES
feel that today there is an epidemic of infectious
form the plural
WOLF - WOLVES
condition that are difficult to treat.
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