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Time for Grammar
FOR SAMPLE ONLY
A. Most nouns can be made plural by adding an ‘-s’ or ‘-es’ to

the end of the word. However, some are irregular and they
don’t follow the same rule. Look at the following list.

Singular Plural Singular Plural
man men cactus cacti
child children mouse mice

goose geese ellipsis ellipses
tooth teeth sheep sheep

fish fish or fishes antenna antennae
foot feet medium media
calf calves fungus fungi

Can you think of any more?

B. Complete the following table.

Singular Plural Singular Plural
woman __________ that __________

wolf __________ louse __________
crisis __________ deer __________

sky __________ elf __________

ox __________ criterion __________
syllabus __________ shelf __________

C. Choose the correct plural form for each noun.

1. The plural of "deer" is
a. deers b. deeres c. deeries d. deer

2. The plural of "buffalo" is
a. buffalos b. buffs c. buffalose d. buffaloes

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