Irregular Plural Nouns

Most nouns make the plural with -s or -es. Some nouns have special plural forms. These are irregular plural nouns. You need to learn the singular form and the plural form together.

Some irregular plural nouns change a vowel in the middle of the word. The ending does not use -s. These forms are common in everyday English.

Some irregular plural nouns take a different ending. They do not add only -s or -es. The whole plural form must be learned.

Some nouns have the same form in singular and plural. The noun does not change. The sentence shows if the meaning is one or more than one.

Irregular plural nouns are used after numbers greater than one and after quantity words like many, a few, and several. Same-form nouns also stay the same after these words. The noun form must match the quantity.

Irregular plural nouns take plural determiners and plural verbs. Use these, those, many, and few with plural nouns. Use plural verbs like are with irregular plural subjects.

You can now recognize common irregular plural nouns and use them in sentences. You can use vowel-change plurals, new-ending plurals, and same-form plurals. You can also match them with quantities, determiners, and plural verbs.