IRREGULAR PLURAL
NEPRAVIDELNÉ TVARY MNOŽNÉHO ČÍSLA
A
Some nouns ending in –f(e) form their irregular plural by adding –ves. On the other
hand, there are nouns ending in –f(e) which form their plural in a regular way.
Některá podstatná jména končící na –f(e) tvoří množné číslo nepravidelně pomocí koncovky
–ves. Jsou však také podstatná jména, která své množné číslo tvoří pravidelně.
life – lives
wife – wives
thief – thieves
knife – knives
wolf – wolves
leaf – leaves
half – halves
shelf – shelves
loaf – loaves
IRREGULAR
cliff – cliffs
roof – roofs
chef – chefs
belief – beliefs
proof – proofs
safe – safes
chief – chiefs
REGULAR
B
There are certain nouns which form their irregular plural by changing the vowel.
Existují podstatná jména, jejichž množné číslo vzniká změnou kmenové samohlásky.
man – men
foot – feet
woman – women /wimin/
goose – geese
mouse – mice
tooth – teeth
louse - lice
C
Some nouns have a special plural form.
Některá podstatná jména mají své specifické množné číslo.
child – children
person – people
ox – oxen
D
Some nouns have a “zero plural”, it means that they are the same in singular and plural.
Některá podstatná jména mají shodný tvar jednotného i množného čísla.
sheep, fish, deer, salmon
E
The nouns borrowed from other languages use various special endings.
Podstatná jména přejatá z cizích jazyků tvoří množné číslo pomocí zvláštních přípon.
basis – bases
criterion – criteria
crisis – crises
formulae – formulas
oasis – oases
radius – radii
phenomenon – phenomena terminus – termini
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PRACOVNÍ LIST
1. Form irregular plurals of the following nouns:
Tvořte nepravidelné tvary následujících podstatných jmen:
grandchild
knife
oasis
fish
tooth
shelf
mouse
antenna
woman
half
person
chief
goose
sheep
man
stimulus
thief
loaf
2. Find mistakes in the plurals:
Najděte chyby ve tvarech množného čísla:
persons
wifes
deers
oasises
mens
childrens
foots
mouses
oxens
rooves
fishs
wolfs
leafs
woman
chefes
terminuses
halve
mices
3. Fill in the appropriate plural form:
Doplňte uvedené podstatné jméno v množném čísle:
1. I loathe insects, especially ……………… (louse).
2. In our town there are three ……………… (postman).
3. Yesterday I caught only a few ……………… (fish).
4. Are your mother´s ……………… (knife) really sharp enough?
5. I think that most African ……………… (person) suffer from starvation.
6. Have you ever seen twenty ……………… (mouse) in one room?
7. We would like to discuss various ……………… (criterion).
8. All the ……………… (thief) were arrested last week.
9. Can you see those ……………… (woman) in red?
10. I like eating ……………… (salmon).
11. We saw wonderful ……………… (cliff) as we were approaching the island.
12. Both ……………… (half) of the cake are there in the fridge.
13. Can I use your toothpaste to brush my ……………… (tooth)?
14. I have found the special ……………… (terminus) in this encyclopaedia.
15. Money is usually kept in iron ……………… (safe).
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PRACOVNÍ LIST - ŘEŠENÍ
1. Form irregular plurals of the following nouns:
Tvořte nepravidelné tvary následujících podstatných jmen:
grandchild ren
knives
oases
fish
teeth
shelves
mice
antennas/antennae
women /wimin/
halves
people
chiefs
geese
sheep
men
stimuli
thieves
loaves
2. Find mistakes in the plurals:
Najděte chyby ve tvarech množného čísla:
people/person
wives
deer
oases
men
children
feet
mice
oxen
roofs
fish
wolves
leaves
women
chefs
termini
halves
mice
3. Fill in the appropriate plural form:
Doplňte uvedené podstatné jméno v množném čísle:
1. I loathe insects, especially lice.
2. In our town there are three postmen.
3. Yesterday I caught only a few fish.
4. Are your mother´s knives really sharp enough?
5. I think that most African people suffer from starvation.
6. Have you ever seen twenty mice in one room?
7. We would like to discuss various criteria.
8. All the thieves were arrested last week.
9. Can you see those women in red?
10. I like eating salmon.
11. We saw wonderful cliffs as we were approaching the island.
12. Both halves of the cake are there in the fridge.
13. Can I use your toothpaste to brush my teeth?
14. I have found the special termini in this encyclopaedia.
15. Money is usually kept in iron safes.
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