Plural nouns online exercise for Grade 6 - Free Printable

Task: Solve the plural exercises and explain the solution.

#### Part 1: Put the following nouns into plural!
We need to convert each singular noun into its plural form. Here are the rules for forming plurals in English:
1. Regular Plurals: Add "-s" to most nouns (e.g., "cat" → "cats").
2. Nouns Ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x: Add "-es" (e.g., "bus" → "buses").
3. Nouns Ending in -y: Change "-y" to "-ies" if preceded by a consonant (e.g., "baby" → "babies"). If preceded by a vowel, just add "-s" (e.g., "monkey" → "monkeys").
4. Irregular Plurals: Some nouns have irregular plural forms (e.g., "goose" → "geese", "tooth" → "teeth").
5. Compound Nouns: Make the main noun plural (e.g., "fireman" → "firemen").

Let's solve each one:

1. jacket → jackets
2. goose → geese (irregular)
3. wish → wishes
4. van → vans
5. baby → babies (irregular)
6. play → plays
7. dragon → dragons
8. radio → radios
9. person → people (irregular)
10. life → lives
11. branch → branches
12. spray → sprays
13. tooth → teeth (irregular)
14. nose → noses
15. city → cities (change "-y" to "-ies")
16. river → rivers
17. fish → fish (same singular and plural for some fish species; otherwise, "fishes")
18. patch → patches
19. key → keys
20. law → laws
21. cereal → cereals
22. beach → beaches
23. mouse → mice (irregular)
24. street → streets
25. library → libraries
26. fox → foxes
27. woman → women (irregular)
28. scarf → scarves (some use "-ves" for plural)
29. party → parties
30. policeman → policemen

#### Part 2: Put the following nouns from plural into singular!
We need to convert each plural noun back into its singular form. Here are the solutions:

1. firemen → fireman
2. loaves → loaf
3. spies → spy
4. children → child
5. deer → deer (same singular and plural)
6. tomatoes → tomato
7. flies → fly
8. feet → foot

Final Answer:

#### Part 1: Singular to Plural
1. jackets
2. geese
3. wishes
4. vans
5. babies
6. plays
7. dragons
8. radios
9. people
10. lives
11. branches
12. sprays
13. teeth
14. noses
15. cities
16. rivers
17. fish/fishes
18. patches
19. keys
20. laws
21. cereals
22. beaches
23. mice
24. streets
25. libraries
26. foxes
27. women
28. scarves
29. parties
30. policemen

#### Part 2: Plural to Singular
1. fireman
2. loaf
3. spy
4. child
5. deer
6. tomato
7. fly
8. foot

Boxed Final Answer:

\boxed{
\begin{array}{ll}
\text{Part 1:} & \text{Part 2:} \\
1. \text{jackets} & 1. \text{fireman} \\
2. \text{geese} & 2. \text{loaf} \\
3. \text{wishes} & 3. \text{spy} \\
4. \text{vans} & 4. \text{child} \\
5. \text{babies} & 5. \text{deer} \\
6. \text{plays} & 6. \text{tomato} \\
7. \text{dragons} & 7. \text{fly} \\
8. \text{radios} & 8. \text{foot} \\
9. \text{people} & \\
10. \text{lives} & \\
11. \text{branches} & \\
12. \text{sprays} & \\
13. \text{teeth} & \\
14. \text{noses} & \\
15. \text{cities} & \\
16. \text{rivers} & \\
17. \text{fish/fishes} & \\
18. \text{patches} & \\
19. \text{keys} & \\
20. \text{laws} & \\
21. \text{cereals} & \\
22. \text{beaches} & \\
23. \text{mice} & \\
24. \text{streets} & \\
25. \text{libraries} & \\
26. \text{foxes} & \\
27. \text{women} & \\
28. \text{scarves} & \\
29. \text{parties} & \\
30. \text{policemen} & \\
\end{array}
}