vocab plural terms

Question 1

how to make a word thar ends in -a plural

Answer 1

add -e.
Ex:
vertebra
vertebrae

Question 2

How to make a word that ends in –ax plural

Answer 2

drop –ax, add –ces
Ex:
thorax,
thoraces

Question 3

How to make a word that ends in -ex plural

Answer 3

drop –ex, add –ices
Ex:
index,
indices

Question 4

How to make a word that ends in -ix plural

Answer 4

drop–ix, add –ices
Ex:
appendix,
appendices

Question 5

How to make a word that ends in -x plural

Answer 5

drop –x, add –ges
Ex:
larynx,
larynges

Question 6

How to make a word that ends in -is plural

Answer 6

drop –is, add –es
Ex:
diagnosis,
diagnoses

Question 7

How to make a word that ends in -ma plural

Answer 7

drop –ma, add –ta
Ex:
sarcoma,
sarcomata

Question 8

How to make a word that ends in -on plural

Answer 8

drop –on, add –ia
Ex:
ganglion,
ganglia

Question 9

How to make a word that ends in -s plural

Answer 9

drop –s, add –es
Ex:
virus,
viruses

Question 10

How to make a word that ends in -um

Answer 10

drop –um, add –a
Ex:
ovum,
ova

Question 11

How to make a word that ends in -us plural

Answer 11

drop –us, add –i
Ex:
fungus,
fungi

Question 12

How to make a word that ends in -y plural

Answer 12

drop –y, add –ies
Ex:
biopsy,
biopsies