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I need some help with words please

31 replies

workshy · 13/03/2012 18:47

DD yr3 has to produce a list of 30 words which do not follow normal plural rules (-s, -es, -ies)

we've got to 18 and stuck

any suggestions gratefully recieved

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mumeuro · 15/03/2012 09:56

moose!

Shanghaidiva · 15/03/2012 10:50

mouse
louse
loaf
stadium
calf
foot
tooth
child
man
woman
hoof
leaf
sheep
hoof
roof

Theas18 · 15/03/2012 13:36

Octopus or does it lol

kipperandtiger · 16/03/2012 02:31

cattle, oxen, reindeer.

lilbreeze · 16/03/2012 03:42

'rooves' is incorrect afaik. Plural of roof is roofs

SuiGeneris · 16/03/2012 05:28

Should the list include uncountable nouns that use a phrase to identify plurals (e.g. A school of fish) or just irregular plurals?

If the latter, I'd try to include one per type:
Loaf/ves
Man/men
Medium/a
Crisis/crises
Index/indices
Mouse/mice
Child/children
...

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