Plurals Set 2- The Other Rules
Words ending in‘consonant + y’ – take off ‘y,’
add 'ies’ baby = babies try = tries diary = diaries |
Words ending in ‘f’or ‘fe’ – change to ‘ves’
dwarf = dwarves wife = wives thief = thieves Some words change completely man = men mouse = mice die = dice Some words do not change at all deer = deer sheep = sheep |
1. calf
2. calves 3. life 4. lives 5. diary 6. diaries 7. man 8. men 9. deer 10. sheep 11. knife 12. knives 13. loaf 14. loaves 15. library |
16. libraries
17. mouse 18. mice 19. party 20.parties 21. grief 22. grieves 23. thief 24. thieves 25. biography 26. biographies 27. reindeer 28. trousers 29. criterion 30. criteria |