Irregular Plural Nouns

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A singular noun tells about one person, place, thing or idea.

A plural noun tells about more than one person, place, thing or idea. Most of the time you will add an s or es to a noun to make it plural.

There are exceptions to this rule:

• Some nouns ending in f or fe from the plural by changing the f or fe to v and adding es.
  knife becomes knives
• A few nouns form the plural by a change of vowels within the singular.
  man becomes men
  tooth becomes teeth
  mouse becomes mice
• A few nouns form the plural by adding en or ren.
  ox becomes oxen
  child becomes children
• A few nouns do not change when going from singular to plural.
  deer remains deer
  sheep remains sheep
  fish remains fish

Watch the following video to learn more about using irregular plural nouns (may require setting up a free account):

Form more irregular plural nouns | LearnZillion

Now, continue on to the Got It? section for some regular practice using irregular nouns!