Irregular plural nouns make it harder for English language learners to get them down pat. (Quite a lot of the words are loaned vocab originated from other countries.) Those are the ones that simply need to be learnt and remembered.
Test yourself how good you are at making the plural nouns.
1.
aircraft: _____________
2.
axis: _____________
3.
bacterium: _____________
4.
bureau: _____________ or
______________
5.
index: ________________ or _______________
6.
calf: _______________
7.
roof: ______________
8.
graffito: ________________
9.
cactus: _______________
10.
quiz: ________________
11.
sheep: ______________
12.
synopsis: ________________
13.
vortex: _______________ or __________________
**Some nouns might confuse you with their usage in their plural forms. For example, the plural form of ‘person’ can either be ‘persons’ or ‘people’. However, ‘persons’ have more limited usage compared with mostly used form of ‘people’. E.g., “persons of interest”, “maximum capacity of an elevator: 8 persons or ______ lbs”, “(in the law enforcement) missing persons” or “persons who retain our services will be charged a monthly fee”
<Answer Keys>
1. aircraft
2. axes
3. bacteria
4. bureaux
or bureaus
5. indices
or indexes
6. calves
7. roofs
8. graffiti
9. cacti
10.
quizzes
11.
sheep
12.
synopses
13.
vortices or vortexes
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