13 Irregular Plural Nouns
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Introduction
Nouns refer to a person, place, thing, event, substance or quality.
Plural form is used to indicate that there is more than one person, animal, place or thing. Some nouns don’t follow the rules, they’re irregular, so their plural is formed differently.
Form
Nouns with irregular plural form do not become plural by adding -s or -es. There are no rules explaining how the plurals of these nouns are formed. The most commonly used nouns with irregular plural forms are:
| Singular | Plural |
|---|---|
| child | children |
| foot | feet |
| man | men |
| mouse | mice |
| person | people |
| tooth | teeth |
| woman | women |
Example
- Child ⇒ We have three children.
- Foot ⇒ My feet are sore.
- Man ⇒ There are some men outside the house.
- Mouse ⇒ I found three mice in the barn.
- Person ⇒ They are such nice people.
- Tooth ⇒ He lost two teeth yesterday.
- Woman ⇒ They are very beautiful women.
Use
The irregular plurals are used in the same way as the regular ones, but they are formed differently.
Summary
There is no rule for the formation of irregular plural nouns, so you have to learn them by heart.
The most commonly used are: child ⇒ children, foot ⇒ feet, man ⇒ men, person ⇒ people, woman ⇒ women…
For example
— “An ox.” ⇒ “Three oxen.” / “Three oxes.”
— “There is only one goose in the street.” ⇒ “There are five geese in the street.”
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