2.3 Workbook #1 p 134, 141
Irregular Plural Nouns
A plural noun names more than one person, place, or thing. Most nouns add -s to form the plural.
An irregular plural noun has a special form for the plural.
Singular Nouns: The man saw a wolf and a moose on the prairie.
Irregular Plural Nouns: The men saw some wolves and some moose on the prairie.
Some nouns that end with the -f sound loose the -f sound and are replaced with -ves.
leaf becomes leaves
life becomes lives
loaf becomes loaves
wolf becomes wolves
wife becomes wives
Other nouns change altogether.
child becomes children
foot becomes feet
man becomes men
mouse becomes mice
tooth becomes teeth
Some nouns remain the same as plural:
deer stays as deer
moose stays as moose
sheep stays as sheep
An irregular plural noun has a special form for the plural.
Singular Nouns: The man saw a wolf and a moose on the prairie.
Irregular Plural Nouns: The men saw some wolves and some moose on the prairie.
Some nouns that end with the -f sound loose the -f sound and are replaced with -ves.
leaf becomes leaves
life becomes lives
loaf becomes loaves
wolf becomes wolves
wife becomes wives
Other nouns change altogether.
child becomes children
foot becomes feet
man becomes men
mouse becomes mice
tooth becomes teeth
Some nouns remain the same as plural:
deer stays as deer
moose stays as moose
sheep stays as sheep