Let's solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to convert the
singular nouns into their
plural forms.
We’ll go through each word and apply the correct pluralization rule.
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🔹 Rules for Plural Nouns (Quick Review):
1.
Most nouns: Add
-s
→ *cat* → *cats*
2.
Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -z: Add
-es
→ *watch* → *watches*
3.
Nouns ending in -y (with a consonant before it): Change
-y to
-ies
→ *baby* → *babies*
4.
Nouns ending in -f or -fe: Often change to
-ves
→ *knife* → *knives*, *wife* → *wives*
5.
Irregular plurals: These don’t follow rules and must be memorized
→ *child* → *children*, *tooth* → *teeth*, *goose* → *geese*, *sheep* → *sheep*
6.
Some animals have same singular and plural form
→ *sheep* → *sheep*
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Now let’s fill in the table:
| Singular | Plural |
|---------|--------|
| 1. cow | cows |
| 2. goat | goats |
| 3. potato | potatoes |
| 4. sheep | sheep |
| 5. chicken | chickens |
| 6. watch | watches |
| 7. horse | horses |
| 8. child | children |
| 9. goose | geese |
| 10. tooth | teeth |
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✔ Final Answer:
| Singular | Plural |
|---------|--------|
| 1. cow |
cows |
| 2. goat |
goats |
| 3. potato |
potatoes |
| 4. sheep |
sheep |
| 5. chicken |
chickens |
| 6. watch |
watches |
| 7. horse |
horses |
| 8. child |
children |
| 9. goose |
geese |
| 10. tooth |
teeth |
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📝 Explanation of Key Irregular/Exceptional Cases:
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Sheep → sheep: This is an irregular noun — it stays the same in plural.
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Child → children: Not "childs" — this is a common irregular plural.
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Goose → geese: Another irregular; not "gooses".
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Tooth → teeth: Also irregular; not "tooths".
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Potato → potatoes: Ends in 'o' with a vowel before, so we add "-es".
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Watch → watches: Ends in "ch", so we add "-es".
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✔ This exercise helps students learn both regular and irregular plural forms, which are essential in English grammar.
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