Let’s go through each sentence one by one and pick the correct irregular noun. Remember, irregular nouns don’t follow the normal “add -s” rule for plurals — they change in special ways!
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1. There were five ________ working on the old car.
Options: man, men, mans, mens
→ “Five” means more than one. The plural of “man” is
men.
✔ Correct:
men
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2. I can see one ________ dancing on the stage.
Options: person, peoples, persons, people
→ “One” means singular. “Person” is the singular form. (“People” is usually plural.)
✔ Correct:
person
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3. At night we can hear all of the ________ running around.
Options: mouse, mice, mouses, mices
→ “All of the” suggests many. Plural of “mouse” is
mice.
✔ Correct:
mice
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4. The bus was full of ________ heading to the zoo.
Options: childrens, childs, children, child
→ “Full of” implies many kids. Plural of “child” is
children.
✔ Correct:
children
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5. A cute, little ________ follows me around the pond.
Options: gooses, geeses, geese, goose
→ “A” means one. Singular is
goose. (“Geese” is plural.)
✔ Correct:
goose
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6. My dad likes to soak both his ________ at night.
Options: foot, feet, feets, foots
→ “Both his” means two. Plural of “foot” is
feet.
✔ Correct:
feet
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7. I may have to go to the dentist to pull out my ________.
Options: tooth, teeths, teeth, tooths
→ Dentists often pull more than one tooth. Plural of “tooth” is
teeth.
✔ Correct:
teeth
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8. Twenty-four ________ were at my uncle’s farm.
Options: oxes, oxen, oxens, ox
→ “Twenty-four” = many. Plural of “ox” is
oxen.
✔ Correct:
oxen
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9. I asked the ________ if she could help me find a dress.
Options: womans, women, woman, womens
→ “The” + “she” = one female adult. Singular is
woman.
✔ Correct:
woman
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10. We counted 10 mealworm ________ in our terrarium.
Options: larva, larvas, larvae, larvees
→ “10” = many. In science, the plural of “larva” is
larvae.
✔ Correct:
larvae
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Final Answer:
1. men
2. person
3. mice
4. children
5. goose
6. feet
7. teeth
8. oxen
9. woman
10. larvae
Parent Tip: Review the logic above to help your child master the concept of regular and irregular plural nouns worksheet.
