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Plural forms

PLURAL

REGULAR

Add an '-s'

A car -> two cars

IRREGULAR

 – EN- / -REN-

An ox -> two oxen

A child -> two children

Different words

A man -> two men

A tooth -> two teeth

A mouse -> two mice

–Y- => –IES- BUT NOT IF there a vowel before the –Y-

A lady -> two ladies

A key -> two keys

 –F- / –FE- => – VES-

A knife -> two knives

A leaf -> two leaves

–O- => –OES-

A tomato -> two tomatoes

 –CH- / –SH- => –ES- except for nationalities

A church -> two churches

A dish -> two dishes

CAN'T CHANGE

A few words ending in –S-

A means -> two means

Nationalities

      A Japanese -> two Japanese

Uncountable nouns

COMPOUND WORDS

The last word is in the plural form

Lorry–driver -> lorry-drivers

Grown-up -> grown-ups

EXCEPTIONS

A passer-by / two passers-by

A woman-candidate -> two women-candidates

Exercise : Write the words between brackets into the plural form.

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1. There were two young (lady) walking in the garden.

2. I see two (dish) on the table.

3. These two (child) are watching TV.

4. Could you give me some (information) about your project?

5. These (box) hurt me by falling down.

6. My (trousers) are dirty.

7. I can see many dead (leaf) in the garden.

8. Your (luggage) is too heavy.

9. The (deer) are running in the forest.

10. I lost all my (key) this morning.

11. I quickly need some (furniture).

12. I would like some (potato) in my plate please.