Basic Rules for Making Plurals
- Add “-s” to most words → Dog → Dogs, Car → Cars
- Add “-es” to words ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -o → Box → Boxes, Brush → Brushes
- Change “y” to “i” and add “-es” (if a consonant is before “y”) → Penny → Pennies, Baby → Babies
- If “y” comes after a vowel, just add “-s” → Toy → Toys, Key → Keys
- For words ending in “f” or “fe,” change “f” to “v” and add “-es” → Leaf → Leaves, Knife → Knives
- Some words change completely → Man → Men, Child → Children
- Some words don’t change at all → Sheep → Sheep, Deer → Deer
- Some compound words change the main word → Mother-in-law → Mothers-in-law, Passerby → Passersby
- Some words have two plural forms → Fish → Fish (or Fishes for different species), Octopus → Octopuses/Octopi
Now, touch the “Let’s Play” button below, choose the correct answers and wait for your score after the 10th question.
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My cat ran after my neighbor’s three _________.
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cat
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cats
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The dog barked loudly, scaring two other _____________ in the yard.
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dog
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dogs
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I placed my book on the shelf next to another __________.
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book
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books
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"Another" is singular, so "another book" is correct.
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She set the table in the kitchen after arranging the two __________ in the hall.
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table
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tables
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He pulled out a chair as they stacked all the ______________ in rows.
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chair
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chairs
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I ate an ______________ while she sliced five apples for the pie.
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apple
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apples
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"An" means "a" and "a" means "one".
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His car was parked beside the row of ________________.
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car
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cars
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Row of cars means there are many cars in the row.
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Their house was smaller than all the other ______________ in the town.
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house
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houses
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A bird perched on a branch as the other _________ flew away.
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bird
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birds
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His cup was missing from the cupboard full of _______________.
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cup
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cups
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