(REGULAR NOUNS AND IRREGULAR NOUNS)

Regular Nouns
Definition: Nouns that form their plural by adding –s or –es.

Irregular Nouns
Definition: Nouns that form their plural by changing their spelling.
Some irregular nouns have the same spelling.

Examples:

Regular Nouns Irregular Nouns

egg - eggs goose - geese
table - tables loaf - loaves
pen - pens tooth - teeth
house - houses foot - feet
market - markets man - men
class - classes deer - deer
church - churches sheep - sheep
wish - wishes mouse - mouse
box - boxes salmon - salmon
dish - dishes swine - swine
Activity 1 Add –s or –es to form the plural noun. Activity 2 Match the singular and plural nouns.

1. sharpener_____ 16. kiss_____

child women
2. coin_____ 17. tree_____
woman alumnae
3. plant_____ 18. lip_____
aircraft Mathematics
4. glass_____ 19. shoe_____

5. volunteer_____ 20. dish_____ alumna aircraft

6. wish_____ 21. glass _____ Mathematics children
7. turtle_____ 22. brunch_____
foot bacilli
8. watch_____ 23. cleaner_____
axis species
9. television_____ 24. paper_____

10. fox_____ 25. bee_____

bacillus axes

11. head 26. garter_____ fish people

12. brush_____ 27. employee_____ person syllabi
13. bus_____ 28. animal_____
species fish
14. region_____ 29. trainee_____
syllabus feet
15. event_____ 30. church_____