Irregular Plural nouns Flashcards
1
Q
Nouns that end in- F or -FE are change to…. in the plural
A
-ves examples: Calf=Calves Half=Halves Knif=Knives
2
Q
die
A
dice
3
Q
fireman
A
firemen
4
Q
foot
A
feet
5
Q
goose
A
geese
6
Q
man
A
men
7
Q
mouse
A
mice
8
Q
tooth
A
teeth
9
Q
woman
A
women
10
Q
child
A
children
11
Q
ox
A
oxen
12
Q
person
A
people
13
Q
Some nouns do not change at all :
A
deer fish moose offspring sheep
14
Q
some nouns are always plural
A
- scissors
- pyjamas
- glasses (eye)
- clothes
- pants
- trousers
15
Q
bacterium
A
bacteria
16
Q
cactus
A
cacti
17
Q
crisis
A
crises
18
Q
phenomenon
A
phenomena
19
Q
roof
A
roofs
20
Q
knife
A
knives
21
Q
belief
A
beliefs
others exceptions : roofs, chiefs, roofs, cuffs,cliffs
22
Q
Non count nouns
A
Lightning Hair Spaghetti Food Toasr Pasta Founiture Clothing Fruit Homework Jewelry Housework Luggage Medecine Advice Information Knowledgr News
23
Q
Count noncount or both
A few
A
Count
24
Q
A little
A
Noncount
25
Several ( plusieurs)
Count
26
A lot of or lots of
Both
27
Plenty of ( plein de)
Both
28
A couple of( 2)
Count
29
Many
Count
30
Much
Non Count
31
Zero article ( nothing)
Both
32
Enough
Both
33
A great deal of
Non count
34
A lack of ( un manque)
Both
35
Most of the ( la plupart de )
Both
36
Few
Count
37
Little
Non count
38
A bit of
Non count
