Irregular Plurals By: Nana Konadu
English Rules • In English, the plural of most nouns are formed by adding –s to the singular form: • Book- books • Boy- boys • Girl- girls • Pen-pens
However, there also irregular plurals in English language Examples 1. Some nouns that end in – f or –fe change to –ves in plural Shelf- shelves Elf- elves Wolf- wolves Knife- knives 2. Some change the vowel sound in plural woman- women man- men
However, there also irregular plurals in English language Examples 3. Some do not change at all Deer- deer cod – cod sheep- sheep fish – fish offspring - offspring 4. Some change totally while in plural form: Mouse- mice goose – geese louse – lice child – children foot – feet ox - oxen
French Rules Majority of French nouns in plural are created the same way as English nouns by adding –s to the end of the singular noun: examples le livre- les livres La chaise- les chaises Le crayon- les crayons La fille- les filles Le garçon – les garçons
French Irregular nouns Some nouns have irregular plurals that are formed as follows. • 1. If a single noun end in –eau or –eu, add –x to the plural form • Le tableau- Les tableaux • Le taureau- Les taureaux • Le bureau- Les bureaux
French Rules (continued) 2. If a singular noun ends in –al, replace –al with –aux Examples Le cheval - Les chevaux Le animal - Les animaux Le journal - Les journaux 3. The singular and plural forms of some nouns stay the same. Examples Le CD- Les CD Le DVD- Les DVD Le VCR- Les VCR
English Examples Regular The firemen came first. How many books do you have? The school will buy new computers. Canadian geese migrate every year. Please buy two loaves of bread. I am reading about pioneer women. Do you recycle newspaper? Gray Wolves are still endangered. Irregular
Examples Il y a deux tableaux dans la classe. J’ aime lire les journaux. Georges préfère lire des magazines. Est-ce que tu aimes les animaux? Nous n’aimons pas les bandes dessinées. J’ai trente-six DVD. Il n’y a pas de bureaux dans la classe? Mon ami a des CD de musique classique. Regular Irregular √
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