Irregular Plural Nouns
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Fiona Zoeller
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Irregular Plural Nouns
(like person → people)
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SOME nouns that end in "f" or "fe" change the "f" to "v" and add "es."
wolf → wolves
leaf → leaves
life → lives
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Unforunately, you just have to memorize them.
A good rule, though, is that, if it looks wrong, it probably is.
wolf → wolfs → NO!!!!
roof → rooves → NO!!!!
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Multiple Choice
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For nouns that end in a vowel and "o," add -s.
Remember that vowels are a, e, i, o, and u!
radio → radios
video → videos
rodeo → rodeos
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Multiple Choice
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For nouns that end in a consonant and "o," you add -s to some and -es to others.
tomato → tomatoes
hero → heroes
piano → pianos
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Multiple Choice
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Some nouns have a special form that doesn't end in -s.
tooth → teeth
woman → women
goose → geese
person → people
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Lastly, some nouns just stay the same in their singular and plural forms.
deer → deer
sheep → sheep
This is another to memorize, but these words would look and sound weird if their plural looked different!
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Irregular Plural Nouns
(like person → people)
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