LITERACY 103: More Plural Work
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Words ending in f or fe
Usually if a word ends in f or fe, in order to make it plural, you need to
change the f to v and add es to form the plural.
Example:
loaf - loaves
Write the plurals of the following words.
1. wife __________________
2. leaf __________________
3. life
___________________
4. half ___________________
5. hoof __________________
There are some words which don’t use this rule. For these words,
you just add “s” to make them plural. The words are:
dwarfs
beliefs
hankerchiefs
roofs
chiefs
griefs
Write the plurals of the following words. Remember to check the list
of words which don’t follow the rules.
1.
calf
2.
belief
3.
self
4.
loaf
5.
knife
6.
wolf
7.
elf
8.
half
9.
roof
10. chief
_____________
Words ending in Y
If a word ends in y with a consonant before the y, change the y to i
and add es to form the plural.
Example:
story – stories
baby – babies
candy - candies
If a word ends in y with a vowel (a,e,i, o,u) before the y, simply add s
to form the plural.
Example:
display – displays
donkey – donkeys
boy
- boys
Write the plurals for the following words.
1.
key
_________________
2.
enemy
_________________
3.
lily
_________________
4.
play
_________________
5.
dairy
_________________
6.
cowboy
_________________
7.
navy
_________________
8.
city
_________________
9.
cry
_________________
10. buy
_________________
Words ending in O
Most nouns that end in “o” form their plural by adding “s”. Here
are some common examples.
banjo
piano
radio
banjos
pianos
radios
Some nouns ending in “o” need to have an “es” added to them to
make them plural. They include:
echo
hero
tomato
mosquito
potato
echoes
heroes
tomatoes
mosquitoes
potatoes
Write the correct plural for each of the following words.
1. patio
_______________
2. tomato _______________
3. zero
_______________
4. potato
_______________
5. hero
_______________
6. rodeo
_______________
Some nouns have the same form whether they are in singular and
plural form. Examples include:
Deer
Sheep
Tongs
Moose
Scissors
Elk
Salmon
Pliers
Trout
Tweezers
Finally, some words have unusual plurals that just have to be
learned.
Foot
Goose
Mouse
Man
Child
Ox
Tooth
Feet
Geese
Mice
Men
Children
Oxen
Teeth