Irregular Plural Nouns

1. Irregular Plural Nouns By Samantha, Joey and Tailor

2. Plural irregular nouns • An irregular plural noun is an irregular noun in plural form. • The noun becomes irregular when the spelling is changed or a different ending is added. http://www.google.com/imgres?q=irregular+plural+nouns&hl=en&safe=active&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=IG1R1dY4pXgD-M:&imgrefurl=http://sandipnirmel.com/English/Noun/irregular%2520plural%2520nouns.html&docid=x1mVCE5n7pLzpM&w=350&h=150&ei=YgB6TtzALsXTiAKg5JzYDw&zoom=1&biw=784&bih=459&iact=rc&dur=205&page=3&tbnh=76&tbnw=177&start=16&ndsp=7&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:16&tx=83&ty=48

3. Noun Types • Ends with –fe • Ends with –f • Ends with –o • Ends with –us • Ends with –is • Ends with –on • All kinds • Unchanging http://www.google.com/imgres?q=irregular+plural+nouns&start=531&hl=en&safe=active&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=rqzc1CjcJ118-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.powells.com/biblio/74-9780618191666-0&docid=qp_QdELuk6yqqM&w=120&h=158&ei=XAF6TvGEEsrkiAK3_5jYDw&zoom=1&chk=sbg&biw=784&bih=459&iact=rc&dur=256&page=74&tbnh=118&tbnw=90&ndsp=8&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:531&tx=46&ty=63

4. Noun types/Forming the plural • Chang f to v then add –s (-fe) • Change f to v then add –es (-f) • Add –es (-o) • Change –us to –I (-us) • Change –is to –es (-is) • Change –on to –a (-on) • Change the vowel or change the word or add a different ending (all kinds) • Singular and plural are the same (unchanging)

5. Examples of Irregular Plural Nouns • Ends with –fe knife-knives • Ends with –f half-halves • Ends with –o tomato-tomatoes • Ends with –us cactus-cacti • Ends with –is crisis-crises • Ends with –on phenomenon-phenomena • All kinds man-men child-children tooth-teeth • Unchanging sheep

6. Quick Quiz Directions: change the noun to its irregular plural form • Auto • Yourself • Moose • Octopus

7. Answers • Autos • Yourselves • Moose • Octopi