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PLURALIZATION OF
NOUNS
They change their
spelling to form
their plural.

IRREGULAR NOUNS
EXAMPLES:

policeman policemen
louse lice
child children
tooth teeth
ox oxen
EXAMPLES:

deer deer
moose moose
salmon salmon or salmons
series series
sheep sheep
species species
swine swine
trout trout or trouts

NOUND THAT DO NOT CHANGE


EXAMPLES:
alumna alumnae
alumnus alumni
bacterium bacteria
datum data
basisbases
index indexes or indices
formula formulas or formulae
hypothesis hypotheses
cactus cactuses or cacti
fungus funguses or fungi

GREEK AND LATIN NOUNS

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