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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A woman smiled while another ______ waved back.
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woman
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women
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A child was playing in the park while many ______ ran around.
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child
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children
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One person arrived early, but the rest of the ______ came later.
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persons
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people
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The plural of "person" is "people."
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He brushed his tooth, but all his ______ needed cleaning.
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tooths
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teeth
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teeths
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Both of her ______ were sore.
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foots
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feets
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feet
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A mouse ran across the floor while several ______ hid behind the boxes.
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mouses
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mice
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mices
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He thought his hair was louse-free but later he discovered a few ______.
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louse
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lice
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A goose swam in the pond while a group of ______ floated nearby.
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gooses
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geese
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My ox was grazing alone, while the other ______ stood together in the field.
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oxes
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oxen
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ox
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A man stood up while all the other ______ sat down.
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mans
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mens
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men
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