Form and use irregular plurals

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🌈 Form and Use of Irregular Plurals ✨

What are Irregular Plurals?

Irregular plurals are words that do NOT follow the usual “add -s or -es” rule to make them plural. ❌➕s

  • ✅ We change the word in a special way.
Common Patterns of Irregular Plurals
Singular (1) 🧒Plural (More than 1) 👧👦Example Sentence ✏️
man 👨men 👬Two men are working in the garden. 🌳
woman 👩women 👭Women are shopping in the market. 🛍️
child 👶children 👶👶The children are playing in the park. ⚽
tooth 🦷teeth 😁I brush my teeth twice a day. 🪥
foot 🦶feet 👣My feet hurt after walking. 🚶
mouse 🐭mice 🐁The mice ran into the hole. 🕳️
goose 🦢geese 🦆Look at the geese flying in the sky! 🌤️
person 🧑people 👥Many people attended the fair. 🎡
ox 🐂oxen 🐃The farmer has two strong oxen. 🌾
leaf 🍃leaves 🍂The leaves fall in autumn. 🍁
knife 🔪knives 🔪🔪Be careful with sharp knives! ⚠️
Things to Remember ✅
  • Not all plurals follow the -s / -es rule.
  • Some words change vowels:
    • man → men, foot → feet, tooth → teeth
  • Some words change completely:
    • child → children, person → people
  • Some words add -ves:
    • knife → knives, leaf → leaves
Fun Tip 🎉
  • Think of the word like a magic word ✨ — it changes shape when it becomes plural!
Practice Sentences 📝
  1. One mouse 🐭 → Two _______
  2. One child 👶 → Three _______
  3. One foot 🦶 → Four _______
  4. One knife 🔪 → Many _______
  5. One goose 🦢 → Several _______

Let’s practice!✒️