Problem Overview:
The task involves filling in the blanks with the correct plural forms of irregular nouns. The worksheet provides a reference chart at the top showing singular and plural forms of some irregular nouns. Using this reference, we need to determine the correct plural form for each blank.
Reference Chart:
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man → men
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woman → women
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child → children
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mouse → mice
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fish → fish
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sheep → sheep
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foot → feet
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tooth → teeth
Solution:
Let's solve each sentence step by step:
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#### 1. I see three _______ (woman) in the room.
- Singular: woman
- Plural: women
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Answer: women
#### 2. My _______ (foot) are cold. Where are my socks?
- Singular: foot
- Plural: feet
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Answer: feet
#### 3. There are a lot of _______ (mouse) in the garden.
- Singular: mouse
- Plural: mice
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Answer: mice
#### 4. I like _______ (apple).
- Singular: apple
- Plural: apples (regular plural)
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Answer: apples
#### 5. How many _______ (box) have you got?
- Singular: box
- Plural: boxes (regular plural)
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Answer: boxes
#### 6. There are ten _______ (child) in our class.
- Singular: child
- Plural: children
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Answer: children
#### 7. The _______ (fish) aren’t swimming now.
- Singular: fish
- Plural: fish (remains the same)
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Answer: fish
#### 8. How many _______ (pen) have you got?
- Singular: pen
- Plural: pens (regular plural)
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Answer: pens
#### 9. There are many _______ (butterfly) flying in the flowers.
- Singular: butterfly
- Plural: butterflies (regular plural)
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Answer: butterflies
#### 10. I have a lot of _______ (dress).
- Singular: dress
- Plural: dresses (regular plural)
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Answer: dresses
#### 11. These _______ (cherry) are sweet.
- Singular: cherry
- Plural: cherries (regular plural)
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Answer: cherries
#### 12. There are three _______ (pencil) in my bag.
- Singular: pencil
- Plural: pencils (regular plural)
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Answer: pencils
#### 13. My _______ (tooth) are white.
- Singular: tooth
- Plural: teeth
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Answer: teeth
#### 14. Whose _______ (book) are these?
- Singular: book
- Plural: books (regular plural)
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Answer: books
#### 15. My grandpa and grandpa have got twenty _______ (sheep) on their farm.
- Singular: sheep
- Plural: sheep (remains the same)
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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
Boxed Answer:
\[
\boxed{
\text{women, feet, mice, apples, boxes, children, fish, pens, butterflies, dresses, cherries, pencils, teeth, books, sheep}
}
\]
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of irregular plural worksheet.