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Grammar: Irregular Plural Nouns

A2 Lesson 18: Special Plurals You Must Know

What you will learn: By the end of this lesson, you will be able to identify and use the most common irregular plural nouns in English.

What are Irregular Plurals?

We know that most plural nouns end with '-s' or '-es' (like book → books). However, many common nouns are irregular, which means they do not follow this rule. You must memorize their special plural forms.

Common Irregular Plurals 📖

Irregular Plurals to Memorize

Singular (One)	Plural (More Than One)	Example Sentence
man	men	Two men are driving tuk-tuks.
woman	women	The women are shopping at the Old Market.
child	children	The children are playing near the temple.
person	people	There are many people on Pub Street.
foot	feet	My feet hurt after walking all day.
tooth	teeth	You should brush your teeth twice a day.
mouse	mice	We saw some mice in the rice field.

Special Cases

🔊 Pronunciation Alert

Be careful with the sound of "woman" and "women"! They are different.

• one woman (sounds like wuh-man)
• two women (sounds like wim-in)

🐟 No Change Plurals

Some nouns have the same form for singular and plural.

• one fish → ten fish
• one sheep → many sheep

Practice Your Grammar 🎯

Exercise: Correct the Mistake

Find the mistake in each sentence and write the correct plural noun.

1. Many interesting persons visit Angkor Wat.
   → people
2. My sister has two beautiful childs.
   → children
3. The dentist cleaned my tooths.
   → teeth
4. Several mans asked for directions.
   → men

Your Grammar Mission ⭐

Complete the Story

Complete the story by writing the correct plural form of the noun in parentheses ( ).

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I went to the village festival yesterday. There were so many (person)___________ there! The (man)___________ were cooking, and the (woman)___________ were singing traditional songs. A lot of (child)___________ were running and playing games. I ate so much food that my tummy hurt, and my (foot)___________ were sore from dancing!

(Answers: people, men, women, children, feet)

Key Vocabulary

• Irregular (Adjective) | មិនទៀងទាត់
  Not following the usual rules or patterns.
• Spelling (Noun) | អក្ខរាវិរុទ្ធ
  The correct order of letters in a word.
• Memorize (Verb) | ចងចាំ
  To learn something so that you can remember it exactly.