Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns (L.3.1.b)
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~3 min eng.g3.f.ex_26

Plural In Sentence

Prompt

Write the plural of each underlined noun and complete the sentence. (1) One leaf fell. Now many ___ are on the ground. (2) One mouse ran. Now several ___ are running. (3) One child arrived. Now twenty ___ are here. (4) One goose honked. Now two ___ are honking. (5) One knife was on the counter. Now three ___ are.

How it's presented
mode fill in blank
Answer criteria
type ordered choices
correct
leavesmicechildrengeeseknives
Hints
  1. Apply the pattern from MG-7.
  2. If you say it aloud, it usually sounds right.
Misconceptions to watch
  • Spells 'leafs' instead of 'leaves'.
  • Spells 'mouses' instead of 'mice'.