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Plural Nouns Exercises PDFSet 1: Regular Plurals: Adding -s, -es, and -ies

20 questions·12 min·Answers included·Explanations included

Preview: Questions

Fill in the blank with the correct option.

1.There are three ___ on the table.

a) cupesb) cupsc) cuppiesd) cupses

2.She washed all the ___ after dinner.

a) dishesb) dishsc) dishiesd) dish

3.We visited three ___ in Europe.

a) citysb) cityesc) citiesd) cityies

4.The ___ enjoyed the birthday party.

a) boiesb) boyesc) boyiesd) boys

5.I bought two ___ at the bookshop.

a) booksb) bookesc) booksesd) bookis

... and 15 more questions in the PDF

Preview: Answers

1.cups

2.dishes

3.cities

4.boys

5.books

... and 15 more answers in the PDF

Preview: Explanations

1."cups"(b)

Most nouns form the plural by simply adding -s. Cup → cups.

2."dishes"(a)

Nouns ending in -sh add -es to form the plural. Dish → dishes.

3."cities"(c)

When a noun ends in a consonant + y, change the y to i and add -es. City → cities.

4."boys"(d)

When a noun ends in a vowel + y, just add -s. Boy → boys. Do not change the y.

5."books"(a)

Most nouns form the plural by simply adding -s. Book → books.

... and 15 more explanations in the PDF

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