Irregular Nouns List
A noun, in English grammar, is a word that names a person, animal,
place, thing, idea, or concept. There are more nouns in the
English Language than any other kind of words. For more
information and examples visit What is a Noun? It covers
formation of plural nouns, common and proper nouns, concrete
and abstract nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, the
functions of nouns in sentences and more.
Irregular Plurals of Nouns - Spelling Test
Most of English nouns are very predictable ( regular ) in the spelling
of the plural form - they have plurals formed according to regular
rules. However, there are several nouns, which are irregular in their
spelling. These nouns are exceptions when it comes to making them
plural. When irregular nouns become plural, their spelling changes
in a different way or it may not change at all from singular form.
This Irregular Nouns Spelling Practice lists 106 nouns in group of
10. Type both singular and plural forms for the given irregular noun.
If you make a mistake on a tested noun - you will need to spell it
correctly twice before exercise is completed.
Note that some nouns can form Plurals in two ways. (example:
antenna - antennas,antennae) Make sure to type your answer
exactly as it is given in test preview.
You may use [Custom] option from Test dropdown to select only
those nouns you have most trouble spelling.
Irregular Nouns
Aa
1. abide abided, abode abided
2. arise arose
arisen
3. awake awoke, awaked awoken, awaked
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Bb
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1. babysit babysat
babysat
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2. backbite backbit
backbitten
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3. backfit backfit, backfitted backfit, backfitted
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4. backlight backlit
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5. backslide backslid
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6. be
was
backlit
backslid, backslidden
been
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Cc
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1. cast cast
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2. catch caught
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3. chide chided, chid chided, chid, chidden
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4. choose chose
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5. clad
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6. clear-cut clear-cut clear-cut
clad
cast
caught
chosen
clad
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Dd
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1. deal
dealt
dealt
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2. dig
dug
dug
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3. dive
dove, dived dived
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4. do
did
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5. dogfight dogfought dogfought
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6. draw drew drawn
done
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7. dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt
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8. drink drank
drunk
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9. drive drove
driven
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10. dwell dwelt, dwelled dwelt, dwelled
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Ee
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1. eat ate
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2. enwind enwound enwound
eaten
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Ff
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1. fall fell
fallen
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2. feed fed
fed
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3. feel felt
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4. fight fought
fought
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5. find found
found
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6. fit fit, fitted fit, fitted
felt
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7. flash-freeze flash-froze flash-frozen
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8. flee
fled
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9. fling
flung
flung
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10. fly
flew
flown
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11. flyblow
flyblew
flyblown
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12. forbear
forbore
forborne, forborn
fled
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Gg
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1. gainsay gainsaid
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2. get
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3. gild gilded, gilt gilded, gilt
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4. gird girt, girded girt, girded
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5. give gave
given
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6. go
gone
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7. grind ground
ground
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8. grow grew
grown
got
went
gainsaid
gotten
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Hh
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1. hagride hagrode hagridden
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2. hamstring hamstrung hamstrung
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3. handwrite handwrote handwritten
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4. hang
hung
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5. have
had
had
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6. hear
heard
heard
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7. heave heaved, hove heaved, hove
hung
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8. hew
hewed
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9. hide
hid
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10. hit
hit
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11. hold
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12. housebreak housebroke housebroken
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13. housekeep housekept housekept
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14. house-sit house-sat house-sat
held
hewed, hewn
hidden
hit
held
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15. hunger-strike hunger-struck hunger-struck
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16. hurt
hurt
hurt
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Ii
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1. inbreed inbred inbred
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2. inlay
inlaid inlaid
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3. input
input
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4. inset
inset
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5. interbreed interbred interbred
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6. intercut intercut intercut
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7. interlay interlaid interlaid
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8. interweave interwove interwoven
input
inset
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Jj
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1. jerry-build jerry-built jerry-built
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2. joyride
joyrode
joyridden
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Kk
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1. keep kept
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2. kneel kneeled, knelt kneeled, knelt
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3. knit knitted, knit knitted, knit
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4. know knew
kept
known
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Ll
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1. lade
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2. landslide landslid landslid
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3. lay laid
laid
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4. lead led
led
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5. leap leapt, leaped leapt, leaped
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6. learn learned, learnt learned, learnt
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7. leave left
laded laden, laded
left
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8. lend
lent
lent
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9. let
let
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10. lie
lay
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11. light lit
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12. lipread lipread lipread
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13. lose lost lost
let
lain
lit
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Mm
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1. make
made
made
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2. mean
meant
meant
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3. meet
met
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4. misbecome misbecame misbecome
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5. miscast miscast miscast
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6. misdeal misdealt misdealt
met
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7. misdo misdid misdone
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8. misfit misfit misfit
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9. misgive misgave misgiven
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10. mishear misheard misheard
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11. mishit mishit mishit
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12. misknow misknew misknown
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13. mislay mislaid mislaid
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14. mislead misled misled
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15. misread misread misread
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16. misspeak misspoke misspoken, misspoke
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17. misspell
misspelt
misspelled, misspelt misspelled,
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18. misspend
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19. mistake
mistook
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20. misthink
misthought
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
misspent
misspent
mistaken
misthought
21. misunderstand misunderstood
misunderstood
22. mow
mowed
mown
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Oo
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1. off-set off-set off-set
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2. outbid outbid outbid
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3. outbreed outbred outbred
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4. outbuild outbuilt outbuilt
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5. outcatch outcaught outcaught
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6. outdo outdid outdone
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7. outdraw outdrew outdrawn
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8. outdrink outdrank
outdrunk
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9. outeat outate
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10. outfight outfought
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11. outfit outfit, outfitted outfit, outfitted
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12. outfly outflew
outflown
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13. outgo outwent
outgone
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14. outgrow outgrew
outeaten
outfought
outgrown
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Pp
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1. partake partook
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2. pay
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3. pinch-hit pinch-hit
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4. plead
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5. prebid prebid
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6. prebuild prebuilt
paid
partaken
paid
pinch-hit
pled, pleaded pled, pleaded
prebid
prebuilt
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7. prebuy prebought prebought
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8. prechoose prechose prechosen
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9. precut precut precut
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10. prepay prepaid prepaid
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11. presell presold presold
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12. preset preset preset
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13. preshow preshowed preshown
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Qq
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1. quit quit quit
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Rr
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1. read read read
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2. rebid rebid rebid
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3. rebind rebound rebound
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4. rebuild rebuilt rebuilt
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5. recast recast recast
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6. redo redid redone
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7. redraw redrew
redrawn
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8. refit refit
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9. regrind reground
reground
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10. regrow regrew
regrown
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11. rehang rehang
rehang
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12. rehear reheard
reheard
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13. reknit reknitted, reknit reknitted, reknit
refit
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Ss
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1. saw
sawed
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2. say
said
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3. scuba-dive scuba-dived, scuba-dove scuba-dived
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4. see
saw
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5. seek
sought
sawed, sawn
said
seen
sought
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6. sell sold sold
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7. send sent sent
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8. set set
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9. sew sewed sewn
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10. shake shook shaken
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11. shave shaved shaven, shaved
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12. shear sheared sheared, shorn
set
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13. shed shed
shed
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14. shine shined, shone shined, shone
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15. shit shit, shat shit, shat
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16. shoe shod, shoed shod, shoed
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17. shoot shot
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18. show showed
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19. shrink shrank
shot
shown
shrunk
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20. shrive
shrove
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21. shut
shut
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22. sight-read sight-read
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23. sing
sang
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24. sink
sank, sunk
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25. sit
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26. skin-dive skin-dived, skin-dove skin-dived
sat
shriven
shut
sight-read
sung
sunk
sat
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Tt
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1. take
took
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2. teach
taught
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3. tear
tore
torn
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4. tell
told
told
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5. test-drive test-drove test-driven
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6. test-fly test-flew test-flown
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7. think thought thought
taken
taught
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8. thrive
thrived, throve thrived, throven
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9. throw
threw
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10. thrust
thrust
thrust
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11. tread
trod
trod, trodden
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12. troubleshoot troubleshot
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13. typeset
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14. typewrite typewrote
thrown
typeset
troubleshot
typeset
typewritten
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Uu
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1. unbend unbent unbent
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2. unbind unbound unbound
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3. unbuild unbuilt unbuilt
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4. underbid underbid underbid
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5. undercut undercut undercut
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6. undereat underate undereaten
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7. underfeed underfed underfed
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8. undergird undergirt, undergirded undergirt,
undergirded

9. undergo underwent
undergone
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10. underlay underlaid
underlaid

11. underlie underlay
underlain
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12. underpay underpaid
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13. underrun underran
underrun
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14. undersell undersold
undersold
underpaid
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15. undershoot undershot undershot
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16. understand understood understood
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17. undertake undertook undertaken
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18. underwrite underwrote underwritten
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19. undo
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20. undraw
undid
undrew
undone
undrawn
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21. unfit unfit unfit
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22. unlay unlaid unlaid
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23. unmake unmade unmade
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24. unsay unsaid unsaid
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25. unsell unsold unsold
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26. unsew unsewed unsewn
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27. unsling unslung unslung
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28. unstring unstrung
unstrung
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29. unteach untaught
untaught
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30. unweave unwove, unweaved unwoven
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31. unwind unwound
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32. uphold upheld
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33. uppercut uppercut
unwound
upheld
uppercut

34. uprise uprose
uprisen

35. upset upset
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36. upspring upsprang, upsprung upsprung

37. upsweep upswept
upswept

38. upswing upswung
upswung
upset
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Ww

1. wake woke

2. waylay waylaid

3. wear wore

4. weave wove, weaved woven

5. wed wedded, wed wedded, wed

6. weep wept
woken
waylaid
worn
wept

7. wet
wet
wet

8. win
won

9. wind
wound

10. wiredraw wiredrew

11. wis
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12. withdraw withdrew

13. withhold withheld

14. withstand withstood withstood
won
wound
wiredrawn
wissed, wist wissed, wist
withdrawn
withheld

15. wring wrung wrung
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16. write wrote written
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