Singular & Plural Nouns — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. What is the plural of 'foot'?
A) foots
B) feet
C) footes
D) feets
Foot is an irregular plural. The vowels change to become feet, without adding s.
2. What is the plural of 'child'?
A) childs
B) childes
C) children
D) childrens
Child is irregular and becomes children by adding ren instead of a regular ending.
3. What is the plural of 'mouse'?
A) mouses
B) mices
C) mice
D) mouse
Mouse is irregular. The ou changes to i, making mice. There is no s added at the end.
4. What is the plural of 'tooth'?
A) tooths
B) teeths
C) teeth
D) toothes
Tooth becomes teeth by changing the double o to double e. This irregular plural must be memorized.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The children laughed during story time.
Child is irregular, so the plural children is used when talking about more than one child.
2. My two front teeth are loose.
Tooth becomes teeth in the plural by changing the vowels, which is an irregular rule.
3. The tiny mice hid behind the box.
Mouse is irregular and becomes mice. The vowel sound changes and no s is added.
4. I wear shoes on my feet.
Foot is irregular, and the plural is feet because we wear shoes on two of them, not one foot.
5. The three strong men moved the heavy boxes.
Man is irregular, and the plural is men. The a simply changes to e in the plural form.