Discover irregular plural nouns in English, watch videos to discover examples of irregular plurals, download printable worksheets to practice forming the plural form of nouns and train with exercises at the end of the lesson!
What are irregular plural nouns?
By definition, irregular plural nouns are irregular nouns in the plural form, that is nouns that become plural by changing its spelling in other ways than adding an “s” to the end of the word.
In this lesson you will learn examples of irregular plurals and the grammar rules for irregular pluralnouns ending in consonant + Y, CH, S, O, F and many more.
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Watch the video and discover how to form the plural of nouns ending in consonant + Y.
"I LIKE LIBRARIES BECAUSE I LOVE FANTASY STORIES WITH QUEENS AND TALKING FAIRIES."
If the noun ends with a consonant + Y, remove the Y and add IES.
Examples:
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Watch the video and discover how to form the plural form of nouns ending in CH, O, S, SH, X and Z.
"I AM SABRINA AND SHE IS SAMANTAH.
WE ARE GOOD WITCHES AND WE CREATE KISSES!"
If the noun ends with CH, O, S, SH, X, Z, add ES.
Examples:
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Watch the video and discover how to form the plural form of nouns ending in F or FE.
"RAF IS A LEAF AND LIVES ON A TREE.
IT IS STRONG, NICE AND GREEN AND ALL THE LEAVES LIKE HIM.
IT LIKES SCHOOL AND LOVES HALLOWEEN
BECAUSE IT ADORES BOOKS AND JELLY BEANS."
If the noun ends with F or FE, remove the F or FE and add VES.
Examples:
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