Let's solve this
"Irregular Plurals" worksheet step by step. The goal is to fill in the blanks with the correct
plural form of each noun, based on the irregular plural rules shown at the top.
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🔹 Key Irregular Plural Rules (from the image):
| Singular | Plural |
|--------|--------|
| man → men |
| woman → women |
| child → children |
| mouse → mice |
| fish → fish *(same for singular and plural)* |
| sheep → sheep *(same for singular and plural)* |
| foot → feet |
| tooth → teeth |
Also:
- Regular plurals: add
-s or
-es, but some words like
box → boxes,
pen → pens,
pencil → pencils, etc., follow regular patterns.
- Some words have
irregular plural forms that don't follow standard rules.
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Now let’s go through each sentence:
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1.
I see three ________ (woman) in the room.
→ "woman" →
women
✔ Answer: women
2.
My ________ (foot) are cold. Where are my socks?
→ "foot" →
feet
✔ Answer: feet
3.
There are a lot of ________ (mouse) in the garden.
→ "mouse" →
mice
✔ Answer: mice
4.
I like ________ (apple).
→ "apple" is regular →
apples
✔ Answer: apples
5.
How many ________ (box) have you got?
→ "box" →
boxes
✔ Answer: boxes
6.
There are ten ________ (child) in our class.
→ "child" →
children
✔ Answer: children
7.
The ________ (fish) aren’t swimming now.
→ "fish" →
fish (same singular and plural)
✔ Answer: fish
8.
How many ________ (pen) have you got?
→ "pen" →
pens
✔ Answer: pens
9.
There are many ________ (butterfly) flying in the flowers.
→ "butterfly" →
butterflies
✔ Answer: butterflies
10.
I have a lot of ________ (dress).
→ "dress" →
dresses
✔ Answer: dresses
11.
These ________ (cherry) are sweet.
→ "cherry" →
cherries
✔ Answer: cherries
12.
There are three ________ (pencil) in my bag.
→ "pencil" →
pencils
✔ Answer: pencils
13.
My ________ (tooth) are white.
→ "tooth" →
teeth
✔ Answer: teeth
14.
Whose ________ (book) are these?
→ "book" →
books
✔ Answer: books
15.
My grandpa and grandma have got twenty ________ (sheep) on their farm.
→ "sheep" →
sheep (same singular and plural)
✔ Answer: sheep
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✔ Final Answers:
1.
women
2.
feet
3.
mice
4.
apples
5.
boxes
6.
children
7.
fish
8.
pens
9.
butterflies
10.
dresses
11.
cherries
12.
pencils
13.
teeth
14.
books
15.
sheep
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📝 Explanation Summary:
This exercise tests knowledge of
irregular plurals and
regular plural formations. Some nouns change completely (e.g., *man → men*, *child → children*), while others keep the same form (*fish*, *sheep*). Others follow regular rules (add -s or -es). Always check if the word has an irregular plural form first.
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Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of irregular plural noun printable.