Scribd
Upload
293 views3 pages

7 Irregular Plural Nouns

This document provides a lesson on irregular plural nouns in English. It lists several nouns that form their plural in unusual ways, such as "calf/calves" and "leaf/leaves". It then provides examples sentences for students to practice identifying and writing the correct irregular plural form of nouns. Finally, it offers a review section for students to assess their understanding of irregular plural nouns.

Uploaded by

Alina Diana
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
293 views3 pages

7 Irregular Plural Nouns

This document provides a lesson on irregular plural nouns in English. It lists several nouns that form their plural in unusual ways, such as "calf/calves" and "leaf/leaves". It then provides examples sentences for students to practice identifying and writing the correct irregular plural form of nouns. Finally, it offers a review section for students to assess their understanding of irregular plural nouns.

Uploaded by

Alina Diana
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 3

UNIT 2 GRAMMAR

Irregular Plural Nouns


Some plural forms of nouns do not end in -s or -es. To form these
irregular plurals, you may have to change the spelling of the word.
Study the irregular plural nouns underlined below.

calf/calves leaf/leaves ox/oxen tooth/teeth


child/children life/lives person/people wife/wives
foot/feet loaf/loaves scarf/scarves wolf/wolves
goose/geese man/men self/selves woman/women
hoof/hooves mouse/mice shelf/shelves

Some nouns have the same form for both singular and plural.

deer/deer moose/moose sheep/sheep trout/trout

A Write the irregular plural noun in each sentence.


1. The children walked down to the creek.
2. As the girls walked, three mice ran across their path.
3. There were no other people around.
4. Then all the animals ran into the leaves.
5. Two moose walked across the path a minute later.
6. Later, Aliza baked three loaves of bread.
7. Sally dusted the shelves.
8. Pat herded the cows and sheep home.

58 Grammar The Swimming Hole


UNIT 2 GRAMMAR

B A plural noun is underlined in each sentence. Write C if the plural


noun is correct. If it is not correct, write the correct form.

1. Claire and Ana are happy young woman.


2. Ana likes to watch the trout in the pond.
3. Claire tells Ana a joke about wolfs.
4. Claire stamps her feet as she laughs.
5. Everyone likes these person.

C Complete each sentence with the plural form of a noun in the box.
Write the sentences.

wolf leaf life goose


foot moose child

6. Ever since they were _____, Claire and Ana have lived in the
country. 7. They spend their _____ surrounded by animals. 8. Claire
loves to watch gray _____ run. 9. Ana likes _____ with large antlers.
10. In the forest, the girls take off their shoes and dip their _____ into
the pond. 11. They collect _____ from the trees. 12. Both girls watch
the _____ fly in the sky.

Grammar The Swimming Hole 59


UNIT 2 GRAMMAR

Review and Assess


A plural noun is underlined in each sentence. Write C if the plural noun
is correct. If it is not correct, write the correct form.

1. Dina keeps her mices in a cage.


2. She loves every animal, even moose!
3. She wears scarfs when it is cold outside.
4. Dina has to go outside to clean the cow’s hoofs.
5. She milks her three sheep each morning.

Write the letter of the word that correctly completes each sentence.

6. Doris fed the _____ warm milk.


A deers C mooses
B calfs D calves

7. She saw two _____ run across the path.


A deer C deers
B child D childs

8. Two big _____ snorted in the barn.


A ox C oxen
B goose D feet

9. The three _____ at the stables help her clean stalls.


A child C woman
B men D wife

10. Doris feeds the horses _____ of bread.


A loaves C leaf
B lifes D loafs

60 Grammar The Swimming Hole

You might also like

pFad - Phonifier reborn

Pfad - The Proxy pFad of © 2024 Garber Painting. All rights reserved.

Note: This service is not intended for secure transactions such as banking, social media, email, or purchasing. Use at your own risk. We assume no liability whatsoever for broken pages.


Alternative Proxies:

Alternative Proxy

pFad Proxy

pFad v3 Proxy

pFad v4 Proxy