List of 100 Irregular Plural Nouns PDF [PDF]

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English Banana.com Test Your Grammar Skills Really Useful List of 100 Irregular Plural Nouns in English You’ve got one tomato and I’ve got two tomatos. Right? Wrong! I’ve got two tomatoes! Although we usually add an -s to a noun to make it plural (one egg, two eggs, etc.), some nouns in English have irregular plural endings. We’ve put together a really useful list in alphabetical order of some common nouns which have irregular plural endings: Singular:



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abyss alumnus analysis aquarium arch atlas axe baby bacterium batch beach brush bus calf chateau cherry child church circus city cod copy crisis curriculum deer dictionary domino dwarf echo elf emphasis family fax fish flush fly foot fungus half hero hippopotamus hoax



abysses alumni analyses aquaria arches atlases axes babies bacteria batches beaches brushes buses calves chateaux cherries children churches circuses cities cod copies crises curricula deer dictionaries dominoes dwarves echoes elves emphases families faxes fish flushes flies feet fungi halves heroes hippopotami hoaxes



hoof index iris kiss knife lady leaf life loaf man mango memorandum mess moose motto mouse nanny neurosis nucleus oasis octopus party pass penny person plateau poppy potato quiz reflex runner-up scarf scratch series sheaf sheep shelf son-in-law species splash spy stitch



hooves indexes irises kisses knives ladies leaves lives loaves men mangoes memoranda messes moose mottoes mice nannies neuroses nuclei oases octopi parties passes pennies people plateaux poppies potatoes quizzes reflexes runners-up scarves scratches series sheaves sheep shelves sons-in-law species splashes spies stitches



story syllabus tax thesis thief tomato tooth tornado try volcano waltz wash watch wharf wife woman



stories syllabi taxes theses thieves tomatoes teeth tornadoes tries volcanoes waltzes washes watches wharves wives women



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