Irregular plurals (A1 intermediate)

Singular	Plural
child	children
man	men
woman	women
tooth	teeth
foot	feet
mouse	mice
person	people
goose	geese
sheep	sheep
fish	fish
deer	deer
knife	knives
wife	wives
leaf	leaves
loaf	loaves
calf	calves
thief	thieves
potato	potatoes
tomato	tomatoes
die	dice

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What is the plural of…………….

fish: ________________________________

knife: ________________________________

mouse: ________________________________

child: ________________________________

loaf: ________________________________

man: ________________________________

tooth: ________________________________

sheep: ________________________________

woman: ________________________________

foot: ________________________________

potato: ________________________________

leaf: ________________________________

goose: ________________________________

wife: ________________________________

die: ________________________________

calf: ________________________________

thief: ________________________________

tomato: ________________________________

person: ________________________________

deer: ________________________________

fish: _______________________________

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Answers:

knife – knives
mouse – mice
child – children
loaf – loaves
man – men
tooth – teeth
sheep – sheep
woman – women
foot – feet
potato – potatoes
leaf – leaves
goose – geese
wife – wives
die – dice
calf – calves
thief – thieves
tomato – tomatoes
person – people
deer – deer
fish – fish
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Vocabulary:

• knife – a tool [a thing that you use with your hands to do a job.] to cut things
• mouse – a small animal with a long tail [long part at the back of an animal’s body.]
• child – a young boy or girl
• loaf – a whole bread
• man – an adult male person
• tooth – a hard part in your mouth for chewing [to use your teeth to break food into small pieces]
• sheep – an animal with wool
• woman – an adult female person
• foot – the part of the body at the end of your leg
• potato – a round vegetable that grows in the ground
• leaf – the green part of a tree or plant
• goose – a large bird that lives near water
• wife – a married woman
• die [pl. dice] – a small cube [shape with 6 equal square sides] with numbers for games
• calf – a young cow
• thief – a person who takes things that are not theirs
• tomato – a red vegetable or fruit
• person – a human being
• deer – a wild animal with antlers [horns]
• fish – an animal that lives in water and swims

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Match-the-word-with-definition:

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Words:

1. child
2. goose
3. tomato
4. mouse
5. knife
6. woman
7. thief
8. loaf
9. deer
10. foot
11. potato
12. calf
13. tooth
14. person

Definitions:

a. a human being
b. a young cow
c. a small animal with a long tail
d. a tool to cut things
e. a young boy or girl
f. an adult female person
g. a wild animal with antlers
h. a red vegetable or fruit
i. a part of the body at the end of the leg
j. a person who takes things that are not theirs
k. a large bird that lives near water
l. a whole bread
m. a round vegetable that grows in the ground
n. a hard part in your mouth for chewing

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Answers: 1-e, 2-k, 3-h, 4-c, 5-d, 6-f,
7-j, 8-l, 9-g, 10-i, 11-m, 12-b, 13-n, 14-a

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Correct version:

child – a young boy or girl
goose – a large bird that lives near water
tomato – a red vegetable or fruit
mouse – a small animal with a long tail
knife – a tool to cut things
woman – an adult female person
thief – a person who takes things that are not theirs
loaf – a whole bread
deer – a wild animal with antlers
foot – a part of the body at the end of the leg
potato – a round vegetable that grows in the ground
calf – a young cow
tooth – a hard part in your mouth for chewing
person – a human being

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Fill in:

1. The ______ play in the garden. (child)
2. The ______ swim on the lake. (goose)
3. I eat ______ every day. (tomato)
4. The ______ run after the cheese. (mouse)
5. They cut the bread with ______. (knife)
6. The ______ work in the garden. (woman)
7. The ______ steal things quietly. (thief)
8. I buy ______ from the bakery. (loaf)
9. The ______ run in the forest. (deer)
10. We wash our ______ every morning. (foot)
11. We cook ______ for dinner. (potato)
12. The farmer has young ______ in the field. (calf)
13. I brush my ______ twice a day. (tooth)
14. The ______ walk to school. (person)
15. The ______ laugh and play outside. (child)
16. The ______ eat grass in the field. (sheep)
17. The ______ help each other. (man)
18. The ______ sing in the forest. (goose)
19. Many ______ grow on the trees. (leaf)
20. The ______ bake bread in the oven. (woman)

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Correct answers:

1. The children play in the garden.
2. The geese swim on the lake.
3. I eat tomatoes every day.
4. The mice run after the cheese.
5. They cut the bread with knives.
6. The women work in the garden.
7. The thieves steal things quietly.
8. I buy loaves from the bakery.
9. The deer run in the forest.
10. We wash our feet every morning.
11. We cook potatoes for dinner.
12. The farmer has young calves in the field.
13. I brush my teeth twice a day.
14. The people walk to school.
15. The children laugh and play outside.
16. The sheep eat grass in the field.
17. The men help each other.
18. The geese sing in the forest.
19. Many leaves grow on the trees.
20. The women bake bread in the oven.