Irregular Plural Nouns Worksheets and Exercises

This article provides a collection of worksheets and exercises to help you recognize, remember, and use irregular plural nouns correctly. With activities like fill-in-the-blanks, error correction, and sentence rewriting, you’ll gain the confidence to use these tricky words in everyday communication.

Irregular Plural Nouns Worksheets

Irregular Plural Nouns Exercises

1. Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentences with the correct irregular plural form of the noun in brackets.

1. There are many ___ (child) in the playground.

2. The farmer keeps ten ___ (goose) on his farm.

3. I saw three ___ (man) talking outside the shop.

4. We put our ___ (tooth) under the pillow for the tooth fairy.

5. The zoo has two ___ (mouse) in the cage.

6. Her ___ (foot) were cold after walking in the snow.

7. The ___ (woman) are waiting in the queue.

8. Several ___ (ox) are pulling the cart.

9. The baby smiled when he saw the ___ (person).

10. The ___ (fish) are swimming in the pond.

2. Error Correction

Each sentence has a mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

1. I saw three mans at the bus stop.

2. The childrens are playing outside.

3. She has two tooths missing.

4. There are many womans in the room.

5. The mouses are eating cheese.

6. We bought some new furnitures.

7. His foots hurt after running.

8. The gooses are swimming in the lake.

9. These peopels are my neighbors.

10. The oxes are strong animals.

3. Matching Exercise

Match the singular noun in Column A with its irregular plural in Column B.

4. Rewrite the Sentence

Change the underlined singular noun into its irregular plural form and rewrite the whole sentence.

1. The child is playing in the garden.

2. A man is standing near the car.

3. She bought a new tooth brush.

4. The woman is a teacher.

5. A mouse ran across the floor.

6. My left foot hurts.

7. The ox is working in the field.

8. One person is sitting on the bench.

9. A goose is near the lake.

10. The fish is swimming in the tank.

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Answer Key

1. Fill in the Blank (Irregular Plurals)

1. There are many children in the playground.

2. The farmer keeps ten geese on his farm.

3. I saw three men talking outside the shop.

4. We put our teeth under the pillow for the tooth fairy.

5. The zoo has two mice in the cage.

6. Her feet were cold after walking in the snow.

7. The women are waiting in the queue.

8. Several oxen are pulling the cart.

9. The baby smiled when he saw the people.

10. The fish are swimming in the pond.

2. Error Correction

1. I saw three men at the bus stop.

2. The children are playing outside.

3. She has two teeth missing.

4. There are many women in the room.

5. The mice are eating cheese.

6. We bought some new furniture.

7. His feet hurt after running.

8. The geese are swimming in the lake.

9. These people are my neighbors.

10. The oxen are strong animals.

3. Matching Exercise

Correct Matches:

• child → children

• goose → geese

• man → men

• woman → women

• mouse → mice

• tooth → teeth

• foot → feet

• person → people

• ox → oxen

• fish → fish

4. Rewrite the Sentence

1. The children are playing in the garden.

2. Men are standing near the car.

3. She bought new toothbrushes. (Note: “tooth” changes to “teeth,” but in “toothbrush,” the plural is regular: toothbrushes.)

4. The women are teachers.

5. Mice ran across the floor.

6. My feet hurt.

7. The oxen are working in the field.

8. People are sitting on the benches.

9. The geese are near the lake.

10. The fish are swimming in the tanks.