PLURAL OF NOUNS

LAWLESS LANGUAGE
(Unknown author)
Well Begin with a Fox and the plural is foxes,
But the plural of ox should never be *oxes.
One fowl is a goose and the plural is geese,
But the plural of moose wont therefore be * meese.
So also for mouse the plural is mice,
But for house its houses we never say *hice.
And since the plural of man is always called men,
For the plural of pan, why cant we say pen
!hen one "ay be that and three "ay be those,
#et rat in the plural is never called rose.
And the "asculine pronouns are he, his, and him,
But i"agine the fe"inine she, *shis, and *shim!
So $nglish, % fancy, you all will agree,
%s the "ost lawless language you ever did see.
1) Match
A& fancy ' & raposa
B& fowl ' & boi
(& fo) ' & ave
*& goose ' & ganso
$& lawless ' & alce
F& "oose ' & panela
+& o) ' & desregrado
,& pan ' & i"aginar
PLURAL F !U!"
-$+-A +$-A./ Acrescenta"os 0S1 ao substantivo/
house 2 houses 'casa& car 2 cars 'carro& table 2 tables '"esa&
boo3 2 boo3s 'livro& girl 2 girls ' garota&
4A-!%(5.A-%*A*$S/
6& Substantivos ter"inados e"/ s, ss, sh, ch, x, # ou o, for"a"os o plural
acrescentando $".
to"ato 2 to"atoes bus 2 buses
church 2 churches brush 2 brushes
volcano 2 vulcanoes hero 2 heroes ' her7i&
potato 2 potatoes 'batata& glass 2 glasses 'copo&
brush 2 brushes 'pincel& wish 2 wishes ' dese8o&
topa9 2 topa9es 'top:9io& flash ; flashes 'la"pe8os&
"atch ; "atches 'f7sforos& echo ; echoes 'ecos&
watch 2 watches ' rel7gio& bo) 2 bo)es
crash ; crashes 'colis<es& bu99 2 bu99es ' 9u"bir&
hippo 2 hippos 'hoppopota"us& superhero ; superheroes 'super;her7is&
=& 4alavras ter"inadas e" origin:rias do lati", grego, espanhol ou italiano ou
ainda abreviadas, for"a"os o plural acrescentando "/
piano 2 pianos 9oo 2 9oos
photo 2 photos dyna"o 2 dyna"os
casino 2 casinos cello 2 cellos 'violoncello&
3ilo 2 3ilos "agneto 2 "agnetos
portf7lio 2 portf7lios radio 2 r:dios
solo 2 solos soprano 2 sopranos
tango 2 tangos virtuoso 2 virtuosos
avocado 2 avocados 'abacate& $s3i"o 2 $s3i"os
co""ando 2 co""andos v>deo 2 v>deos
ghetto 2 ghettos ' gueto& 3angaroo ; 3angaroos
As pa%a&ras 'uffa%o, mos(uito, torna)o e &o%cano, aceitam tanto o " para o
p%ura% como o $"
?& Substantivos ter"inados e" ch cu8a pron@ncia A *+* ta"bA" fa9e" plural
apenas co" s/
epoch epochs 'Apoca& conch ; conchs 'conchas&
"onarch ; "onarchs '"onarcas& patriarch ; patriarchs 'patriarcas&
sto"ach ; sto"achs 'estB"agos& "atriarch 2 "atriarchs '"atriarca&
C& Substantivo ter"inado e" , precedido de consoante trocando o , por -$".
bab/ 2 babies lady 2 ladies city 2 cities
country 2 countries fa"ily 2 fa"ilies story 2 stories
fly 2 flies '"osca& body;bodies 'corpo& ferry 2 ferries 'balsa&
s3y 2 s3ies 2 'cAu& vocabulary;vocabularies nappy ; nappies 'fralda&
poppy ; poppies 'papoula&
D& Substantivo ter"inado e" , precedido de &oga%, for"a"os o plural co" "
boy 2 boys 3ey 2 3eys
don3ey 2 don3eys guy 2 guys 'caras, rapa9&
leaf 2 lea&es 'folha& loaf 2 loa&es ' pEo& thief 2 thie&es 'ladrEo&
sheaf 2 shea&es ' fei)e, "aFo& half 2 hal&es '"etade& elf 2 el&es 'elfos&
self 2 sel&es ' a pr7pria pessoa&
$stas 6? palavras "uda" o F para 0 e acrescenta"os $".
As de"ais palavras ter"inadas e" F ou F$ fa9e"
parte do plural regular, ou se8a, co" o acrAsci"o de "/
roof 2 roofs 'telhado& cliff 2 cliffs ' penhasco&
chief 2 chiefs ' chefe& dwarf 2 dwarfs 'anEo&
strife 2 strifes ' briga&
G& 4alavras ter"inadas e" MA! , for"a"os o plural
"udando o A pelo $/
"an 2 "en wo"an 2 wo"en police"an 2 police"en
Obs/ Hacionalidade acrescenta"os apenas o "
+er"an ; +er"ans
I& Alguns substantivos sEo irregulars/
child children 'crianFa& "ouse 2 "ice 'ca"undongo&
goose ; geese 'ganso& tooth 2 teeth 'dente&
foot 2 feet 'pA& o) 2 o)en 'boi&
louse ; lice 'piolho& dice 2 dice 'dados&

J& 4alavras estrangeiras
S%H+5.A- 4.5-A.
*atu" data
$rratu" errata
Bacteriu" bacteria
(risis crises
Basis bases
!hesis theses
Kitosis "itoses
Analysis analyses
Hucleus nuclei
+enius genii
(actus cacti
Focus foci
(riterion criteria
4heno"enon phono"ena
L& Substantivos ter"inados e" F ou Fe, troca"os o
F ou F$ por 0$".
wife 2 wi&es 'esposa& life 2 li&es 'vida& wolf 2 wol&es 'lobo&
3nife 2 3ni&es 'faca& shelf 2 shel&es 'estante& calf 2 cal&es 'be9erro&
6M& Alguns substantivos, por conter a idAia de u" grande n@"ero ou porNue
indica" Nue a entidade A co"posta de duas partes iguais, sEo so"ente usados no
plural/
1inocu%s
catt%e
g%asses
2eans
+nic+ers
%eggings
pa2amas
pants
p%iers
pincers
po%ice
sca%es
scissors
shorts
tights
tongs
trousers
bin7culo
gado
7culos
8eans
calF<es
fusB
pi8a"a
calFa
alicate
pinFa
pol>cia
balanFa
tesoura
calFEo
"eia;calFa
tena9
calFa
=& +ive the plural of nouns/
M6& BOO/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP M=& ,A.F/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
M?& ,$-O/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP MC& (OK45!$-/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
MD& WOKAH/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ML& B5S/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
MG& $(,O/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP MI& .A*#/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
MJ& W%F$/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP 6M& S!O-#/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
66& *O+/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP 6=& H$+-O/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
6?& *%S,/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP 6C& B5!!$-F.#/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPP
6D& S,$AF/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP 6L& FOO!/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
6G& +.ASS/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP 6I& ,A.F/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
6J& KA!(,/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP =M& HO!$BOOQ/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
=6& WA!(,/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ==& WO-*/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
=?& +.OR$/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP =C& 5KB-$..A/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
=D& S5%TT/PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP =L& .O5S$/PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
=G& *$.%R$-#/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP =I& -OS$/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
3) Re4rite these sentences in the p%ura%.
a& A to"ato is a vegetable.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
b& A ball is a toy. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
c& !his child is very tall.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
d& A fly is an insect. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
e& An o) is a "a""al. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
f& ,e is an $s3i"o. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
g& !he chief is here. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
h& !his story is funny. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
i& .oo3 at that bo). PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
8& !his bus is new. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
3& !here was a glass on the table.PPPPPPPPPP
l& !hat "an is a good engineer.PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
"& !heres a dwarf in this 8ungle.PPPPPPPPPPPP
n& .oo3 at the funny roofU PPPPPPPPPPPPP
o& Wheres the 3nife PPPPPPPPPPPPPP
p& !he to"ato is in the bo). PPPPPPPPPPPP
N& !here is a yellow peach in the bas3et.PPPPPPP
r& #our photo is on the piano. PPPPPPPPPP
s& !he lady is near the child. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
t& !he police"an is here. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
u& ,e is a gentle"an. PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
v& !here is a boy in the class. PPPPPPPPPPPP
w& %s your child well PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
)& % can see blac3 cow in her property.PPPPPPPP
C& 5MPL$6$ 67$ "$!6$!5$". U"$ 67$ 5RR$56 PLURAL FRM/
6.!he PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP of the PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP are waiting for you.
' wife V police"an &
=. !he PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP are playing with their PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP in the
garden. ' child V toy&
?. !here are PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP of fresh PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP and
PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP at the street "ar3et. ' bo) V to"ato V peach&
C. !he PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP are sleeping but the PPPPPPPPPP are not. ' baby V boy&
D. % li3e to eat hot PPPPPPPPPPPP ' potato&
L. !hey are tal3ing the PPPPPPPPPPPPPP to the police station. ' thief &
G. Brush your PPPPPPPPPP after dinner. ' tooth&
I. !hose PPPPPPPPPPPPPP are valuable. 'picture &
J& !he PPPPPPPPPPPPP are late. ' bus &
6M& %ts possible to learn new PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP in this song. ' word &
D& ne of the 'o%)face 4or)s is not correct. 8rite the correct form in the
parentheses,
=J& KOHQ$#/ PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP ?M& !O-HA*O/PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
b& !he rooves of the huts were covered with leaves fro" the trees. 'PPPPPPPPPPPP &
c& Old Kac*onald had a far" with a lot of sheep, calfs and o)en. ' PPPPPPPPPPPPP &
d& !he poor slu" children had lices. ' PPPPPPPPPPPP &
e& !here were three loafs and ten glasses of "il3 on the table. ' PPPPP &
ML& (hoose the correct alternative/
6& %n each group, identify the alternative in which the plural for" f all the nouns is
correct/
a& ' & to"atoesW photosW countries, wives
' & to"atosW photosW countrysW wifes
' & to"atoesW photosW countrys, wives
' & to"atosW photosW countriesW wives
b& ' & babiesW sheavesW half
' & babyW sheafs, halves
' & babiesW sheavesW halves
' & babysW sheafs, halves
c& ' & 3nifesW leavesW gooses
' & 3nivesW leafsW geeses
' & 3nivesW leavesW geese
' & 3nivesW leafsW geese
d& ' & ar"schairsW lousesW $nglish"anW loafs
' & ar"chairsW lousesW $nglish"ansW loaves
' & ar"chairsW lousesW $nglish"en, loafs
' & ar"chairsW liceW $nglish"en, loaves
e& ' & dataW bacteriu"W bases
' & datu"W bacteriaW basis
' & dataW bacteria, bases
' & datu"W bacteriu"W basis
MG & Fill in the blan3s with the correct alternative/
a& PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPare dangerous weapons.
a& !hose $uropean countries had wise "onarches.' PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP &
b& !he plural of FOO is/
' & fo)en ' & fo)es ' & vi)en ' & fo)
c& !he plural of a +er"an is/
' & +er"an ' & +er"anes ' & +er"ans ' & +er"en
d& Boys have big PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP and girls have s"all ones.
' & foots ' & feet ' & feets ' & foots
e& Ky "other bought us five beautiful white PPPPPPPP.
' & toothbrushes ' & toothbrush ' & teethbrush ' & teethbrushes
?& Observe as oraF<es abai)o/
% 2 Qurt and +abriel are 'o/s who li3e to play with tois.
%% 2 !he .e (orbusier and Antoni +audi are famous $uropean architects
%%% 2 !hose $uropean countries had wise monarches.
Rerifica;se Nue houve acerto no e"prego do plural/
' & Apenas na % ' & e" todas. ' & Apenas na %% ' & Apenas na %%%
C& %n each group identify the only word which de"ands the verb in the singular/
' & data ' & theses ' & analysis ' & synopses
' & pianos ' & "ice ' & geese ' & potato
' & "en ' & children ' & bus ' & dice
' & teeth ' & foot ' & churches ' & hippos
' & ar"chairs ' & benches ' & 3ey ' & photos
' & pianos ' & "ice ' & geese ' & potato
' & sales"en ' & lice ' & "ice ' & "eese
D& (hoose the correct plural for" for/ 0calf, cliffW basis, ar"ful1/
' & calves, cliffs, basis, ar"sful ' & calves, clives, basis, ar"ful
' & calves, cliffs, bases, ar"fuls ' & calfs, clives, basis, ar"fuls
L& (o"plete the sentences/ !here are too "any PPPPPPPPPPP in these
PPPPPPPPPPPP.
' & thieves, citys ' & thiefs, cities
' & thiefs, cityes ' & thieves, cities
' & the 3nife ' & 3nifes ' & a 3nife ' & 3nives
G& PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP, PPPPPPPPPPPPP, PPPPPPPPPPPP, PPPPPPPPPPPP are ani"als.
' & o), geese, "ouse, dogs ' & o)es, goose, "ousse, dogs
' & o)en, geese, "ice, dogs ' & o)en, geese, "ice, dog

I& Which plural for" is right
' & chief, chiefs ' & calf, calves ' & o), o)es ' & bench, benches

J& Which plural for" is wrong
' & wolves ' & loaves ' & beliefs ' & studioes
6M& A palavra Nue for"a o plural pelo si"ples acrAsci"o de s A/
' & "an ' & child ' & bo) ' & night
66& 4lural for" of the sentence 0 !he wolf was trying to catch the calf1 is/
' & !he wolfs was trying to catch the calfs
' & !he wolves was trying to catch the calves
' & !he wolfs were trying to catches the calves
' & !he wolves were trying to catch the calves
6=& !he plural of the sentence 0Why doesnt the bus stop in this city1 is/
' & Why dont the buses stop in these cities
' & Why doesnt the bus stop in this citys
' & Why doesnt the buses stop in this cities
' & Why dont the buses stop in those cities
6?& !he plural of the sentence 0 !he crash was very serious. ,e hurt his foot and
bro3e a tooth1 is/
' & !he crash was very serious. !hey hurt their feet and bro3e so"e tooth.
' & !he crashes was very serious. !hey hurt their feet and bro3e so"e tooth.
' & !he crashes were very serious. !hey hurt their feet and bro3e so"e teeth.
' & !he crashes was very serious. !hey hurt their feet and bro3e so"e teeth.
6C& !he plural for" of the sentence 0!ell that girl to put her brush in this bo)1 is/
' & !ell those girls to put their brushes in these bo)es.
' & !ell these girls to put their brushes in those bo)es.
6D& !he word that doesnt have an irregular plural for" li3e 0tooth 2 teeth1 isX
a& o) b& foot c& cloth d& goose e& "ouse
6L& Ha frase 0*id hundreds of Yapanese 3ids suffer a !R;induced epileptic attac3 last
wee3 %ndiNue a alternativa e" Nue todas as palavras tZ" a "es"a for"a de plural
de 3ids.
a& attac3 2 "ouse b& goose 2 Yapanese c& cartoon 2 trigger
d& show 2 child e& cherry 2 peach
6G& Qnives is the plural of 3nife. Which of the words below does not for" its plural in
the sa"e way
a& wife b& life c& leaf d& chief e& half
6I& Kar3 the only word that does not for" the plural regularly/
a& pupil b& teacher c& house d& proof e& loaf
6J& Which alternative shows the correct plural for" of the words given
a& "ouse 2 "ice V goose 2 geese
b& "ouse 2 "ices V person 2 child 2 children
c& "ouse 2 "ousse V foot 2 feet
d& bus 2 buses V boo3 2 bee3
e& child 2 childs V 3nife 2 3nives
=M& Katch the colu"ns below so that the words in the second colu"ns fit the
sentences provided in the first oneW
6. !o" and Kary loves their PPPPPPPPPPPPPP.
=. 4ut the oranges inside those PPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.
?. % cant wal3. Ky PPPPPPPP are aching a lot.
C. !he PPPPPPPPPPPPPP are flying south.
D. !he cat is hunting the PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP.
L& When Yane fell over, she bro3e two of her PPPPPPPPPPPPPP.
a& ' & feet b& ' & teeth c&' & children
d& ' & geese e&' & "ice f& ' & bo)es
a& L 2 ? 2 6 2 C 2 D 2 =
b& ? 2 L 2 6 2 C 2 D 2 =
c& ? 2 L 2 = 2 C 2 D 2 6
d& D 2 ? 2 C 2 = 2 L 2 6
' & !ell those girls to put her brushes in these bo)es.
' & !ell those girl to put their brushes in those bo)es.
=6& $scolha a alternativa correta/
1. The plural of "way" is
( ) waies ( ) wayes ( )wayses ( )ways
2. The plural of "baby" is
1. ( )babys ( ) babies ( ) babyes ( )babyses
3. The plural of "church" is
1. ( ) churchs ( ) churchies ( ) churches ( ) churies
4. The plural of "key" is
1. ( ) keys ( ) keyies ( ) keies ( ) keyes
5. The plural of "wish" is
1. ( ) wish ( ) wishies ( ) wishs ( ) wishes
6. The plural of "loss" is
1. ( ) loss ( ) lossies ( ) losses ( ) lossys
7. The plural of "enemy" is
1. ( ) enemys ( ) enemies ( ) enemyes ( ) enemes
. The plural of "line" is
1. ( ) lines ( ) linies ( ) lins ( ) linses
!. The plural of "show" is
1. ( ) showes ( ) showies ( ) showers ( )shows
The plural of "bo"" is
2. ( ) bo"s ( ) bo"ies ( ) bo" ( ) bo"es
e& ? 2 L 2 C 2 6 2 = 2 D