Plurals: Regular & Irregular

Your task

Fill in the gap in each sentence with the correct word or phrase.

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There are three (dog) playing in the park.

Correct answer: dogs

Most regular nouns add -s to form the plural.

I need to buy two new (brush) for my art class.

Correct answer: brushes

Nouns ending in -sh, -ch, -s, or -x add -es to form the plural.

The (baby) are sleeping in the nursery.

Correct answer: babies

For nouns ending in a consonant + y, we change the -y to -ies.

How many (box) are in the garage?

Correct answer: boxes

Nouns ending in -x add -es to form the plural.

We visited four different (city) during our summer holiday.

Correct answer: cities

For nouns ending in a consonant + y, we change the -y to -ies.

Look at those (man) waiting for the bus.

Correct answer: men

This is an irregular plural where the internal vowel changes from 'a' to 'e'.

Three (woman) are talking near the fountain.

Correct answer: women

This is an irregular plural where the internal vowel changes (woman to women).

The (child) are very happy because it is snowing today.

Correct answer: children

This is an irregular plural that adds the ending -ren to the singular form.

There are many (person) waiting in line for the cinema.

Correct answer: people

This is a common irregular plural where the word changes completely (person to people).

You should brush your (tooth) twice every day.

Correct answer: teeth

This is an irregular plural where the double 'o' changes to double 'e'.

The cat is trying to catch the two (mouse) behind the cupboard.

Correct answer: mice

This is an irregular plural where the spelling changes significantly from -ouse to -ice.

My (foot) are tired after walking for five hours.

Correct answer: feet

This is an irregular plural where the double 'o' changes to double 'e'.

In the autumn, the (leaf) turn brown and fall from the trees.

Correct answer: leaves

For many nouns ending in -f or -fe, we change the ending to -ves.

Those (boy) are playing football in the garden.

Correct answer: boys

For nouns ending in a vowel + y, we simply add -s.

How many (knife) do we need for the dinner party?

Correct answer: knives

For many nouns ending in -f or -fe, we change the ending to -ves.

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Your task

Fill in the gap in each sentence with the correct word or phrase.

0 / 15 answered

Your score

0 / 150%

Keep practising! Focus on the explanations below.

There are three (dog) playing in the park.

Correct answer: dogs

Most regular nouns add -s to form the plural.

I need to buy two new (brush) for my art class.

Correct answer: brushes

Nouns ending in -sh, -ch, -s, or -x add -es to form the plural.

The (baby) are sleeping in the nursery.

Correct answer: babies

For nouns ending in a consonant + y, we change the -y to -ies.

How many (box) are in the garage?

Correct answer: boxes

Nouns ending in -x add -es to form the plural.

We visited four different (city) during our summer holiday.

Correct answer: cities

For nouns ending in a consonant + y, we change the -y to -ies.

Look at those (man) waiting for the bus.

Correct answer: men

This is an irregular plural where the internal vowel changes from 'a' to 'e'.

Three (woman) are talking near the fountain.

Correct answer: women

This is an irregular plural where the internal vowel changes (woman to women).

The (child) are very happy because it is snowing today.

Correct answer: children

This is an irregular plural that adds the ending -ren to the singular form.

There are many (person) waiting in line for the cinema.

Correct answer: people

This is a common irregular plural where the word changes completely (person to people).

You should brush your (tooth) twice every day.

Correct answer: teeth

This is an irregular plural where the double 'o' changes to double 'e'.

The cat is trying to catch the two (mouse) behind the cupboard.

Correct answer: mice

This is an irregular plural where the spelling changes significantly from -ouse to -ice.

My (foot) are tired after walking for five hours.

Correct answer: feet

This is an irregular plural where the double 'o' changes to double 'e'.

In the autumn, the (leaf) turn brown and fall from the trees.

Correct answer: leaves

For many nouns ending in -f or -fe, we change the ending to -ves.

Those (boy) are playing football in the garden.

Correct answer: boys

For nouns ending in a vowel + y, we simply add -s.

How many (knife) do we need for the dinner party?

Correct answer: knives

For many nouns ending in -f or -fe, we change the ending to -ves.

Please answer at least one question first.

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