Revise Your Nouns: Making Plurals Worksheet

Many singular nouns are pluralised by simply adding -s, but there are a number of exceptions.

Nouns ending in -ch, -sh, -x and -ss usually add -es.

church / churches

box / boxes

Nouns ending in -y usually change to -ies, unless there is a vowel before the -y.

fairy / fairies

donkey / donkeys

Nouns ending in -f or -fe usually change to -ves.

shelf / shelves

wife / wives

Some nouns change in different ways or don't change at all!

child / children

foot / feet

sheep / sheep

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. Write the words in lower case only.

1) baby

2) trolley

3) jelly

4) monkey

	plural
1
2
3
4

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. Write the words in lower case only.

1) holiday

2) turkey

3) lady

6) alley

	plural
1
2
3
4

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. Write the words in lower case only.

Beware - one of them is an exception to the rule!

1) knife

2) reef

3) life

4) hoof

	plural
1
2
3
4

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. Write the words in lower case only.

1) church

2) fox

3) flash

4) boss

	plural
1
2
3
4

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. They are all irregular. Write the words in lower case only.

1) tooth

2) child

3) mouse

4) ox

	plural
1
2
3
4

Many words in English have been borrowed from other languages, and this can affect the way they are pluralised.

We use the French word gateau to describe a rich and elaborate type of cake, but do you know the correct plural version of the word? You may need a dictionary to help you.

gateaus

gateaux

gateauz

The word vertebra comes from Latin. What is its plural?

vertebras

vertebrax

vertebrae

The word appendix also comes from Latin. What is its plural?

appendices

appendixes

appendiae

The word millennium also comes from Latin. What is its plural?

millennia

millenniae

millenniums

The word phenomenon comes from Greek. What is its plural?

phenomenas

phenomena

phenomenae

ANSWERS

Question 1

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. Write the words in lower case only.

1) baby

2) trolley

3) jelly

4) monkey

CORRECT ANSWER

	plural
1
2
3
4

ANSWERS

Question 2

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. Write the words in lower case only.

1) holiday

2) turkey

3) lady

6) alley

CORRECT ANSWER

	plural
1
2
3
4

ANSWERS

Question 3

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. Write the words in lower case only.

Beware - one of them is an exception to the rule!

1) knife

2) reef

3) life

4) hoof

CORRECT ANSWER

	plural
1
2
3
4

EDDIE SAYS

The word 'roof' is also an exception. Its plural is 'roofs'.

ANSWERS

Question 4

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. Write the words in lower case only.

1) church

2) fox

3) flash

4) boss

CORRECT ANSWER

	plural
1
2
3
4

ANSWERS

Question 5

Rewrite each of these words in the plural. They are all irregular. Write the words in lower case only.

1) tooth

2) child

3) mouse

4) ox

CORRECT ANSWER

	plural
1
2
3
4

ANSWERS

Question 6

Many words in English have been borrowed from other languages, and this can affect the way they are pluralised.

We use the French word gateau to describe a rich and elaborate type of cake, but do you know the correct plural version of the word? You may need a dictionary to help you.

CORRECT ANSWER

gateaux

EDDIE SAYS

When pluralising the word 'gateau', we add an 'x' to the end.