Irregular Plurals in English

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Which of the following nouns is an exception to the regular plural form rule?

  • Foot (correct)
  • Book
  • House
  • Cat

Which of the following nouns remains the same in both singular and plural forms?

  • Deer (correct)
  • Sheep
  • Goat
  • Cow

What happens to -o nouns in the plural form?

  • They become **-es**
  • They become **-is**
  • They become **-ies**
  • They become **-os** or **-oes** (correct)

Which of the following nouns has a different plural form?

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Study Notes

Irregular Plurals

Common Exceptions

  • Child -> Children
  • Foot -> Feet
  • Man -> Men
  • Mouse -> Mice
  • Ox -> Oxen
  • Tooth -> Teeth
  • Woman -> Women

Formation Rules

  • -is nouns become -es in plural form
    • Crisis -> Crises
    • Basis -> Bases
  • -o nouns become -os or -oes in plural form
    • Photo -> Photos
    • Tomato -> Tomatoes
  • -f or -fe nouns become -ves in plural form
    • Thief -> Thieves
    • Knife -> Knives
  • -us nouns become -i in plural form
    • Cactus -> Cacti
    • Fungus -> Fungi

Noun Forms

  • Singular nouns with the same form in plural
    • Deer (singular and plural)
    • Sheep (singular and plural)
  • Nouns that remain the same in plural form
    • Series (singular and plural)
    • Species (singular and plural)
  • Nouns with different plural forms
    • Die -> Dice (plural)
    • Antenna -> Antennae (plural)

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