####Part1:SingulartoPlural

Convertthefollowingsingularnounstotheirpluralforms.

1.child______

2.mouse______

3.woman______

4.goose______

5.tooth______

6.life______

7.sheep______

8.man______

9.box______

10.piano______

####Part2:IrregularPlurals

Completethefollowingsentenceswiththecorrectirregularpluralformofthegivennoun.

1.Ihave______(tooth/tooths)inmymouth.

2.Shehasa______(goose/gooses)inherbackyard.

3.Therearemany______(child/children)intheplayground.

4.Heownsa______(box/boxes)ofcookies.

5.Theyhavetwo______(sheep/sheeps).

####Part3:CompoundNouns

Addtheappropriatepluralsuffixtothefollowingcompoundnouns.

1.brother-in-law______

2.mother-in-law______

3.son-in-law______

4.daughter-in-law______

5.grandpa______

####Part4:PluralizingWordswith"y"

Changethefollowingwordsendingwith"y"totheirpluralforms.

1.puppy______

2.city______

3.happy______

4.lady______

5.ladybug______

####Part5:PluralizingNumbers

Choosethecorrectpluralformofthegivennumber.

1.Thereare______(one/ones)fishinthepond.

2.Howmany______(foot/feet)arethereinapairofshoes?

3.Ihavethree______(mouse/mice)inmyhouse.

4.Thereare______(goose/gooses)onthefarm.

5.Shehastwo______(tooth/tooths).

####Part6:ReviewQuestions

Answerthefollowingquestionsbasedontherulesofpluralization.

1.Howdoyouformthepluralofwordsendingin"s"?

2.Whataresomecommonirregularpluralnouns?

3.Whendoyouadd"s"towordsendingin"y"?

4.Howdoyoupluralizecompoundnouns?

5.Canyounameafewexceptionstothe"y"endingpluralizationrule?

###Answers

####Part1:SingulartoPlural

1.children

2.mice

3.women

4.geese

5.teeth

6.lives

7.sheep

8.men

9.boxes

10.pianos

####Part2:IrregularPlurals

1.teeth

2.goose

3.children

4.boxes

5.sheep

####Part3:CompoundNouns

1.brothers-in-law

2.mothers-in-law

3.sons-in-law

4.daughters-in-law

5.grandpas

####Part4:PluralizingWordswith"y"

1.puppies

2.cities

3.happys(Note:Thepluralof"happy"isnotusedasanadjective)

4.ladies

5.ladybugs

####Part5:PluralizingNumbers

1.ones

2.feet

3.mice

4.geese

5.teeth

####Part6:ReviewQuestions

1.Toformthepluralofwordsendingin"s,"youusuallyadd"es"(e.g.,bus→buses).

2.Somecommonirregularpluralnounsincludeman→men,child→children,foot→feet.

3.Youadd"s"towordsendingin"y"ifthe"y"isprecededbyaconsonant(e.g.,baby→babies).

4.Topluralizecompoundnouns,youoftenadd"s"tothelastword(e.g.,mother-in-law→mo