Structure: Regular and Irregular Plurals – Basic 3 English Lesson Note (Second Term)

Regular Plurals (add -s or -es):

• cat → cats
• book → books
• glass → glasses
• church → churches
• toy → toys

Irregular Plurals (change completely):

• man → men
• woman → women
• child → children
• foot → feet
• tooth → teeth
• mouse → mice
• sheep → sheep (same word)

Special Rules:

• Words ending in ‘y’: baby → babies, fly → flies
• Words ending in ‘f’: leaf → leaves, knife → knives

Complete these:

1. One woman, two _______
2. My _______ hurt after running (foot)
3. The _______ are playing in the garden (child)
4. I saw three _______ in the kitchen (mouse)