Types of irregular plural nouns: Rules & Quiz Types of irregular plural nouns There are many types of irregular plural, but these are the most common: Noun type Forming the plural Example **Ends with -fe Change f to v then Add -s knife– knives life–lives wife–wives **Ends with -f Change f to v then Add -es half–halves wolf–wolves loaf–loaves **Ends with -o Add -es potato–potatoes tomato–tomatoes volcano–volcanoes **Ends with -us Change -us to -i cactus–cacti nucleus–nuclei focus–foci **Ends with -is Change -is to -es analysis–analyses crisis–crises thesis–theses **Ends with -on Change -on to -a phenomenon–phenomena criterion–criteria **ALL KINDS Change the vowel or Change the word or Add a different ending man–men foot–feet child–children person–people tooth–teeth mouse–mice **Unchanging Singular and plural are the same sheep deer fish (sometimes) For Each Noun provide the plural form: 1. foot 2. wolf 3. yourself 4. person 5. analysis 6. goose 7. echo 8. fish 9. octopus 10. thief
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