Exercises. Write the plural of the following words.
Example:
cat ==> cats
1. cow ==> cows
2. tomato ==> tomatoes
3. wish ==> wishes
4. child ==> children
5. thief ==> thieves
6. box ==> boxes
7. kitty ==> kitties
8. tooth ==> teeth
9. church ==> churches
10. dress ==> dresses
11. bay ==> bays
12. man ==> men
13. apple ==> apples
14. story ==> stories
15. wife ==> wives
Exercises. Use the pictures to complete the sentences.
Example:
There are a lot of ________ in the pasture. ==> There are a lot of sheep in the pasture.
 1. Do you like peaches? |
 2. I had two eggs for breakfast. |
 3. I have lost my keys somewhere.
|
 4. How many children do you have?
|
Exercises. Rewrite any sentences that have incorrect plural forms. If no correction is needed, write “OK.”
Example:
Take these boxs and put them in the car. ==> Take these boxes and put them in the car.
All the benches in the park were freshly painted. ==> OK
1. Jack washed the dishs after dinner. ==> Jack washed the dishes after dinner.
2. The department store has a fine selection of watches. ==> OK
3. I have to return these bookes to the library. ==> I have to return these books to the library
4. Whenever the sun is very bright, Father has to wear a sunglasses. ==> Whenever the sun is very bright, Father has to wear (some/a pair of) sunglasses.
5. All children like to get toyes for Christmas. ==> All children like to get toys for Christmas.
6. Your backpack is so heavy. What do you have in there – rocks? ==> OK
7. Grandfather had a flock of gooses on his farm. ==> Grandfather had a flock of geese on his farm.
8. Have you seen “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs”? ==> OK (can also be written “dwarves”)
9. Mother bought me a new jeans. ==> Mother bought me (some/a pair of) new jeans.
10. Sticks and stones may break my bones, but names will never hurt me. ==> OK
11. Would you like tomatos in your salad? ==> Would you like tomatoes in your salad?
12. I don’t care for peas. ==> OK
13. We need new batteries for the radio. ==> OK
14. Neon is one of the so-called “noble gasses.” ==> OK (can also be written “gases”)
15. The horse had injured one of its hoofs. ==> OK (can also be written “hooves”)
Exercises. Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
Example:
The people (is/are) tired and hungry. ==> The people are tired and hungry.
1. The police are asking everyone to stay off the roads due to the bad snowstorm.
2. Were there many people at the amusement park today?
3. Have you seen my sunglasses? I don’t know where I left them.
4. People usually don’t realize the importance of checking the air pressure in car tires.
5. Once a month the local clergy meet to have a prayer breakfast.
6. My shorts have a hole in the pocket.
7. Mother has some scissors in her sewing kit.
8. Have the police caught the bank robber yet?
9. The couple are having their first baby next month.
10. Most people are confused by the new rules.