This worksheet is designed to help students practice
pluralizing nouns by looking at pictures of animals and writing the correct plural form of each word. Let's go through each one step by step.
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Instructions:
For each animal, look at the picture (which shows one or more animals), and write the
plural form of the noun in the blank space.
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1. Chicken → Chickens
- Picture: One chicken and two others.
- Rule: Most nouns add
-s to make plural.
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✔ Plural:
chickens
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2. Tiger → Tigers
- Picture: One tiger and two others.
- Rule: Add
-s.
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✔ Plural:
tigers
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3. Mouse → Mice
- Picture: One mouse and two others.
- Rule: "Mouse" is an irregular noun. Its plural is
mice (not "mouses").
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✔ Plural:
mice
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4. Sheep → Sheep
- Picture: One sheep and two others.
- Rule: "Sheep" is a special noun — it has the
same form for singular and plural.
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✔ Plural:
sheep
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5. Fox → Foxes
- Picture: One fox and two others.
- Rule: Add
-es when the word ends in
-x.
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✔ Plural:
foxes
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6. Walrus → Walruses
- Picture: One walrus and two others.
- Rule: Words ending in
-us usually take
-es.
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✔ Plural:
walruses
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7. Puppy → Puppies
- Picture: One puppy and two others.
- Rule: Words ending in
-y preceded by a consonant change
-y to
-ies.
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✔ Plural:
puppies
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8. Dolphin → Dolphins
- Picture: One dolphin and two others.
- Rule: Add
-s.
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✔ Plural:
dolphins
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✔ Final Answers:
| Animal | Plural Form |
|-----------|------------------|
| chicken | chickens |
| tiger | tigers |
| mouse | mice |
| sheep | sheep |
| fox | foxes |
| walrus | walruses |
| puppy | puppies |
| dolphin | dolphins |
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🎯 Summary of Rules Used:
- Regular plurals: Add
-s (e.g., chickens, tigers, dolphins).
- Words ending in
-x: Add
-es (e.g., foxes).
- Words ending in
-us: Usually add
-es (e.g., walruses).
- Words ending in
-y after a consonant: Change to
-ies (e.g., puppies).
- Irregular plurals: Some words don’t follow rules (e.g., mouse → mice, sheep → sheep).
This activity helps reinforce grammar rules and vocabulary through visual learning!
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of language arts worksheet for 4th grade.
