Learn the Most Common Irregular Plural Nouns in English with Examples and Pictures.
The majority of English count nouns are predictable in the spelling of the plural form. however, there are several nouns, which are irregular in their spelling.
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Common Irregular Plural Nouns in English
Changing the Spelling of Singular Noun
For Examples:
- person – people
- ox – oxen
- man – men
- woman – women
- caveman – cavemen
- policeman – policemen
- child – children
- tooth – teeth
- foot – feet
- goose – geese
- mouse – mice
- mouse – lice
Some Nouns Use the Same Singular and Plural Form
For Examples:
- aircraft – aircraft
- barracks – barracks
- deer – deer
- gallows – gallows
- moose – moose
- salmon – salmon
- hovercraft – hovercraft
- spacecraft – spacecraft
- series – series
- species – species
- means – means
- offspring – offspring
- deer – deer
- fish – fish
- sheep – sheep
Some Nouns Are of Latin/ Greek/ French Origin
For Examples:
Nouns of Latin Origin:
- alumnus – alumni/alumnuses
- apex – apices/apeces
- appendix – appendices/ appendixes
Nouns of French Origin:
For Examples:
- chateau – chateaux/chateaus
- bureau – bureaux/ bureaus
- tableau – tableaux/tableaus
Nouns of Greek Origin:
For Examples:
- diagnosis – diagnoses
- ellipsis – ellipses
- hypothesis – hypotheses
- oasis – oases
Common Irregular Plural Nouns | Images
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