Name: ______________________________

Plurals
Singular means one. Plural means more than one.
Singular Plural Singular Plural
cat cats lady ladies
bus buses knife knives

A. Add -s to each of the following words to form the plural.

1. cow - 5. pencil - 9. garden -

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2. bird - 6. snake - 10. biscuit -

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3. drum - 7. flower - 11. crayon -

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4. chair - 8. salad - 12. sleeve -

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B. Words ending in x/s/ch/sh and ss. Add –es to form the plural.

1. box - 5. lunch - 9. kiss -

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2. glass - 6. dress - 10. church -

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3. bush - 7. bus - 11. match -

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4. brush - 8. dish - 12. class -

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C. Change the ‘y’ to ‘I’ and add –es to form the plural.

1. fly - 5. pony - 9. poppy -

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2. baby - 6. cherry - 10. lily -

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3. story - 7. daisy - 11. lorry -

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 4. lady - 8. berry - 12. dummy -
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D. Change the ‘f’ to ‘v’ and add –es or –s to form the plural.

1. shelf - 5. calf - 9. thief -

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2. loaf - 6. elf - 10. life -

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3. leaf - 7. scarf - 11. wife -

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4. half - 8. wolf - 12. knife -

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Name: ______________________________

Plurals – Continued
E. Rewrite each sentence changing the words in brackets to plurals.

1. The (boy) sharpened his (knife).

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2. We put the (glass) on the (shelf).

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3. Place the (cherry) in the (box).

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4. (Daisy), (lily) and (poppy) are types of (flower).

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5. The (lady) were wearing pink (dress).

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6. The (wife) cut the (loaf) of bread into (half).

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7. The (girl) picked many (leaf) to feed her silk (worm).

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8. The (baby) were wearing purple (scarf) and white (nappy).

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9. The (fox) and the (wolf) chased some (rabbit).

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10. The (pony) ate the (berry) from the (bush).

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F. Write the plural for each of the following words.

1. man _____________________ 5. mouse ________________________

2. woman _____________________ 6. goose ________________________

3. foot _____________________ 7. sheep ________________________

4. child _____________________ 8. tooth ________________________

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