Singular: Denotes presence of a single number of noun
Plural: Denotes presence of more than one number of same things or nouns or matters
We can make Regular plural form simply add ‘s’ suffix with singular.
Another form of plural is irregular form. Following section describes and sort out some irregular plural
You’ve got one tomato and I’ve got two tomatos. Right? Wrong! I’ve got two tomatoes!
Although we usually add an -s to a noun to make it plural (one egg, two eggs, etc.), some nouns in English have irregular plural endings. We’ve put together a really useful list in alphabetical order of some common nouns which have irregular plural endings:
|
Singular: |
Plural: |
|
abyss |
abysses |
|
alumnus |
alumni |
|
analysis |
analyses |
|
aquarium |
aquaria |
|
arch |
arches |
|
atlas |
atlases |
|
axe |
axes |
|
baby |
babies |
|
bacterium |
bacteria |
|
batch |
batches |
|
beach |
beaches |
|
brush |
brushes |
|
Bus
|
Buses
|
|
calf |
calves |
|
chateau |
chateaux |
|
cherry |
cherries |
|
child |
children |
|
church |
churches |
|
circus |
circuses |
|
city |
cities |
|
cod |
cod |
|
copy |
copies |
|
crisis |
crises |
| curriculum | curricula |
| Deer | Deer |
| dictionary | dictionaries |
| domino | dominoes |
| dwarf | dwarves |
| echo | echoes |
| elf | elves |
| emphasis | emphases |
| family | families |
| fax | faxes |
| fish | fish |
| flush | flushes |
| fly | flies |
| Foot | Feet |
| fungus | fungi |
| half | halves |
| hero | heroes |
| hippopotamus | hippopotami |
| hoax | hoaxes |
| hoof | hooves |
| index | indexes |
| iris | irises |
| kiss | kisses |
| Knife | Knives |
| Lady | ladies |
| Leaf | leaves |
| Life | lives |
| Loaf | loaves |
| Man | men |
| Mango | mangoes |
| Memorandum | memoranda |
| Mess | messes |
| Moose | Moose |
| Motto | mottoes |
| Mouse | mice |
| Nanny | nannies |
| Neurosis | neuroses |
| Nucleus | nuclei |
| Oasis | oases |
| Octopus | octopi |
| Party | parties |
| Pass | passes |
| Person | People |
| Plateau | plateaus |
| Poppy | poppies |
| Potato | potatoes |
| Quiz | quizzes |
| Reflex | reflexes |
| runner-up | runners-up |
| Scarf | scarves |
| scratch | scratches |
| series | series |
| sheaf | sheaves |
| Sheep | Sheep |
| shelf | shelves |
| son-in-law | sons-in-law |
| species | species |
| splash | splashes |
| spy | spies |
| stitch | stitches |
| story | stories |
| syllabus | syllabi |
| tax | taxes |
| thesis | theses |
| thief | thieves |
| Tomato | Tomatoes |
| tooth | teeth |
| try | tries |
| volcano | volcanoes |
| waltz | waltzes |
| wash | washes |
| watch | watches |
| wharf | wharves |
| wife | wives |
| Woman | Women |
this sucks there are barely over fifteen words
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