Singular & Plural Nouns — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Mom packed two ___ for our picnic lunch.
A) sandwichs
B) sandwiches
C) sandwichies
D) sandwichs'
Words ending in ch take -es, so sandwiches is correct.
2. The library has many ___ about animals.
A) storys
B) storyes
C) stories
D) storis
Consonant + y changes to ies, giving stories.
3. Pirates used ___ to find buried treasure.
A) maps
B) mapes
C) mapies
D) mapves
Most regular nouns just add -s, so maps is correct.
4. The ___ under the bed ran away when the light turned on.
A) mouses
B) mice
C) mouse's
D) mices
Mouse changes its vowels instead of adding -s, so the plural is mice.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. The farmer fed the geese before dinner.
Goose becomes geese, an irregular vowel change plural.
2. The bees in our garden buzz all summer.
Bee just adds -s to become bees.
3. I lost both of my front teeth last year.
Tooth becomes teeth by changing the inside vowels.
4. We saw three tiny ladies on the playground.
Lady changes y to ies, so the plural is ladies.
5. The chef sharpened all four knives before cooking.
Knife drops the fe and adds ves to become knives.