Plural Nouns (Exercise)

EXERCISE
(PLURAL NOUNS)

PLURAL SPELLING RULES 1.       General rule:    Add –S. 2.       Nouns ending in -ch, -sh, -s, -x, -o, -z:    Add –ES. 3.       Nouns ending in consonant + -y:    Change –y to –i and add –ES. 4.       Nouns ending in –f and –fe:    Change –f and –fe to –VES. SOME IRREGULAR PLURALS: Man           -        Men Woman      -        Women Child         -        Children Person       -        People Foot          -        Feet Tooth        -        Teeth Goose       -        Geese Mouse       -        Mice Louse        -        Lice Ox            -        Oxen    REMEMBER:      SINGULAR PLURAL I                          We You You He They She It ·         INDEFINITE ARTICLES (A/AN) come only in the SINGULAR. ·         DEFINITE ARTICLE (THE) can be SINGULAR and PLURAL. ·         ADJECTIVES are INVARIABLE.        It is a beautiful day.        They are beautiful days.        He is a funny guy.        They are funny guys.

ANSWER KEY: 

1.   She is a good person.

      They are good people.

2.   He is my cousin.

      They are our cousins.

3.   The pencil is on the desk.

      The pencils are on the desks.

4.   The glass is in the kitchen.

      The glasses are in the kitchens.

5.   It is a new dish.

      They are new dishes.

6.   He is a young man.

      They are young men.

7.   The dictionary is under the chair.

      The dictionaries are under the chairs.

8.   She is a pretty woman.

      They are pretty women.

9.   The knife is sharp.

      The knives are sharp.

10. The boy is on his way.

      The boys are on their ways.

11. The child is in the garden.

      The children are in the gardens.

12. The book is on the shelf.

      The books are on the shelves.

13. The orange is on the table.

      The oranges are on the tables.

14. He is a hero.

      They are heroes.

15. The watch is old.

      The watches are old.

16. This quiz is easy.

      These quizzes are easy.

17. That city is in that country.

      Those cities are in those countries.

18. The wolf is in the forest.

      The wolves are in the forests.

19. The tooth is white.

      The teeth are white.

20. The toy is in the box.

      The toys are in the boxes.


PRONUNCIATION:

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desks books forests	cousins pencils kitchens dictionaries chairs knives boys ways gardens shelves tables heroes cities countries wolves toys	glasses dishes oranges watches quizzes boxes