Write the words. Make the sentences plural.
This ESL EFL free worksheet for beginners is about plurals. Students read and answer the activities about plurals and some vocabulary. The worksheet has an answer key.
Mastering Plurals: A Comprehensive Guide to Forming Plural Nouns in English
Here’s a detailed explanation of the use of plurals in English grammar:
| Rule | Example | Explanation |
|---|---|---|
| Plural Forms of Nouns | Dog – Dogs | Nouns often change form to indicate more than one. Add “-s” to most nouns to make them plural. |
| Cat – Cats | ||
| Book – Books | ||
| Box – Boxes | ||
| Plural Forms of Irregular Nouns | Child – Children | Some nouns have irregular plural forms. For example, “child” becomes “children” in plural form. |
| Man – Men | ||
| Woman – Women | ||
| Tooth – Teeth | ||
| Foot – Feet | ||
| Adding “-es” for Certain Nouns | Potato – Potatoes | Nouns ending in “-o” often take “-es” instead of just “-s” in the plural form. |
| Tomato – Tomatoes | ||
| Potato – Potatoes | ||
| Echo – Echoes | ||
| Hero – Heroes | ||
| Adding “-ies” for Nouns Ending in -y | Baby – Babies | Nouns ending in a consonant plus “y” change the “y” to “i” and add “-es” to form the plural. |
| Lady – Ladies | ||
| Country – Countries | ||
| Party – Parties | ||
| Plural Forms of Compound Nouns | Mother-in-law – Mothers-in-law | Compound nouns can be formed by joining two or more words. The plural is formed on the main noun. |
| Son-in-law – Sons-in-law | ||
| Passer-by – Passers-by | ||
| Toothbrush – Toothbrushes | ||
| Fisherman – Fishermen | ||
| Man-of-war – Men-of-war | ||
| Plural Forms of Foreign Words | Cactus – Cacti | Some foreign words follow their language’s pluralization rules, such as changing the vowel. |
| Focus – Foci | ||
| Appendix – Appendices | ||
| Criterion – Criteria | ||
| Datum – Data |
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