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By Kenneth Beare, About.com Guide to ESL since 1997

Plural Forms

Monday August 11, 2008
There are a number of rules for forming plural nouns in English. The basic rule is 'add +s' to the noun (i.e. tree - trees). Here are two quizzes focusing on plural forms. The first, plural forms quiz focuses on standard plurals, as well as a few irregular forms. The second irregular plural forms quiz is more appropriate for advanced English learners.

You may also want to study the plural forms spelling rules a bit as well.

Comments

September 29, 2006 at 8:36 am
(1) zauerKraut says:

Hi Kenneth,

I just read the first two sentences of your page:

There are a number of rules for forming plural nouns in English. The basic rule is ‘add +s’ to the noun (i.e. tree – trees).

It looks like you’re talking about writing. Writing is not language. It’s only a representation of a language.

Cheerz,
zauerKraut

October 4, 2006 at 7:10 am
(2) Mohamed Adinane says:

Dear sir/Madam,

To start with I’d like ot thank you for giving us the opportunity of sharing you knowledge through the net.

I’ve beeen reading about plural forms and I’ve discovered things that I had forgotten.

Once again thanks a lot. Cheer up

Mohamed Adinane

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