PluralIzatIon grammar worksheet
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Most nouns are created just by adding "s" to the singular
apple

chickens
book
books
boxes
witch
witches
bus
buses
We change "y" to "i" and add "es" to the nouns that end with "y" preceded by a consonant
baby

chicken
We add "es" to the nouns that end with "s,x,z,ch,sh" to make them plural
box

apples
babies
lady
ladies
ferry
ferries
If the word ends with "f" or "fe" , we change "f" or "fe" to "ves" to make plurals
wolf
wolves
knife
knives
leaf
leaves
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Some common nouns have irregular plurals
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child - children

woman - women

tooth - teeth

fish - fish

person - people

foot - feet

mouse - mice

ox - oxen

man - men

goose - geese

sheep - sheep

deer - deer
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PluralIzatIon grammar worksheet

Most nouns are created just by adding "s" to the singular
apple

chickens
book
books
boxes
witch
witches
bus
buses
We change "y" to "i" and add "es" to the nouns that end with "y" preceded by a consonant
baby

chicken
We add "es" to the nouns that end with "s,x,z,ch,sh" to make them plural
box

apples
babies
lady
ladies
ferry
ferries
If the word ends with "f" or "fe" , we change "f" or "fe" to "ves" to make plurals
wolf
wolves
knife
knives
leaf
leaves

Some common nouns have irregular plurals

child - children

woman - women

tooth - teeth

fish - fish

person - people

foot - feet

mouse - mice

ox - oxen

man - men

goose - geese

sheep - sheep

deer - deer
Copyright © 2014. englishwsheets.com. All rights reserved.