Form and use irregular plurals
Key Notes:-
🌟 Form and Use Irregular Plurals 🌟
| What are Irregular Plurals? |
Irregular plurals are nouns that do NOT follow the usual rule of adding -s or -es to make them plural.
❌ dog → dogs ✅ (regular)
❌ cat → cats ✅ (regular)
✅ child → children
✅ man → men
| Common Irregular Plurals |
| Singular (1️⃣) | Plural (2️⃣ or more) | Emoji/Example |
|---|---|---|
| child | children | 👶 → 👶👶 |
| man | men | 👨 → 👨👨 |
| woman | women | 👩 → 👩👩 |
| tooth | teeth | 🦷 → 🦷🦷 |
| foot | feet | 🦶 → 🦶🦶 |
| mouse | mice | 🐭 → 🐭🐭 |
| goose | geese | 🦢 → 🦢🦢 |
| sheep | sheep | 🐑 → 🐑🐑 |
| fish | fish | 🐟 → 🐟🐟 |
| person | people | 🧍 → 🧍🧍 |
| How to Use Irregular Plurals in Sentences |
Use them just like regular plurals in sentences.
Examples:
- I see two mice in the garden. 🐭🐭
- The children are playing in the park. 👶👶
- We have many feet in our classroom. 🦶🦶
| Tips to Remember Irregular Plurals |
- There is no single rule; you just have to memorize them.
- Look at the examples around you: animals 🐶🐱, people 👨👩, things 🦷🦶.
- Practice with pictures to remember easily.
| What are Irregular Plurals? |
Match the singular to plural:
- Man → ___
- Tooth → ___
- Mouse → ___
- Sheep → ___
(Answer: 1. Men 2. Teeth 3. Mice 4. Sheep)
Let’s practice!✒️
