Singular & Plural Nouns — Answer Key
Part A: Multiple Choice
Circle the best answer for each question.
1. Which sentence uses the correct plural?
A) We saw many wolfs in the woods.
B) We saw many wolves in the woods.
C) We saw many wolfes in the woods.
D) We saw many wolvs in the woods.
Wolf follows the f to ves rule, so wolves is the correct plural.
2. Which sentence uses the correct plural?
A) The babys were sleeping.
B) The babyes were sleeping.
C) The babies were sleeping.
D) The babys' were sleeping.
Consonant + y changes to ies, so babies is the correct plural.
3. Which sentence uses the correct plural?
A) Two foxs hid behind the tree.
B) Two foxes hid behind the tree.
C) Two foxies hid behind the tree.
D) Two foxves hid behind the tree.
Words ending in x take -es, so foxes is correct.
4. Which sentence uses the correct plural?
A) My feets are cold.
B) My foots are cold.
C) My feet are cold.
D) My feetes are cold.
Foot changes its vowels to become feet, an irregular plural.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the correct answer on each line.
1. Church ends in ch, so the plural needs -es: two churches.
Nouns ending in ch take -es, so churches is correct.
2. Party has a consonant before y, so change y to ies: four parties.
Party becomes parties by changing y to ies.
3. Leaf ends in f, so change f to ves: red leaves.
Leaf follows the f to ves rule, giving leaves.
4. Child is an irregular plural, not child + ren on a simple word: three children.
Child becomes children, an irregular plural that does not add -s.
5. Sheep is a zero plural, so one sheep, five sheep.
Sheep does not change in the plural, so sheep stays sheep.