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English · Level A1 · ages 7 to 12 · Free

Plural Nouns: -s, -es and Irregular: Free English Worksheets for Kids

The child learns the plural: cats, buses, cherries, leaves and the irregular plurals men, children, feet, teeth and mice. The worksheets count pictures and sort the endings.

5 worksheets · Last update: 2026-11-06

1.Plural Nouns: The Rules: Plural Nouns: -s, -es and Irregular

A reference sheet with the rule: a table, example sentences and short notes. No answer key.

Task: Read the table.

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RuleSingularPlural
+ sa cattwo cats
+ es after -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -oa bustwo buses
-y → -iesa cherrytwo cherries
-f → -vesa leaftwo leaves
irregulara childtwo children
same worda sheeptwo sheep
  • Irregular plurals: man → men, woman → women, child → children, foot → feet, tooth → teeth, mouse → mice, goose → geese, sheep → sheep, fish → fish.

2.One Cat, Two Cats: Plural Nouns: -s, -es and Irregular

The child changes each word or sentence and writes the new form: one cat → two cats, ich spiele → du spielst.

Task: Write the plural of each word.

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  1. 1.one bed →
  2. 2.one pen →
  3. 3.one party →
  4. 4.one ox →
  5. 5.one dress →
  6. 6.one man →
  7. 7.one taxi →
  8. 8.one cherry →
  9. 9.one leaf →
  10. 10.one watch →
  11. 11.one tomato →
  12. 12.one wolf →
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  1. one bed → two beds
  2. one pen → two pens
  3. one party → two parties
  4. one ox → two oxen
  5. one dress → two dresses
  6. one man → two men
  7. one taxi → two taxis
  8. one cherry → two cherries
  9. one leaf → two leaves
  10. one watch → two watches
  11. one tomato → two tomatoes
  12. one wolf → two wolves

3.Sort the Plurals: Plural Nouns: -s, -es and Irregular

Words from two topics are mixed. The child writes each word in the correct column.

Task: Write each plural in the correct column. Other = -ves and irregular plurals.

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  • monkeys
  • balls
  • paintbrushes
  • cherries
  • scarves
  • butterflies
  • parties
  • octopuses
  • arms
  • sheep
  • children
  • dresses

-s

-es

-ies

other

Show the answers

-s

  • balls
  • arms
  • monkeys

-es

  • dresses
  • paintbrushes
  • octopuses

-ies

  • butterflies
  • cherries
  • parties

other

  • sheep
  • children
  • scarves

4.Circle the Correct Plural: Plural Nouns: -s, -es and Irregular

The child reads each sentence and circles the correct word or form. Some sentences have a picture.

Task: Circle the correct plural form.

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  1. 1.three ______leavesleafs
  2. 2.two ______boxesboxs
  3. 3.three ______oxsoxen
  4. 4.three ______butterfliesbutterflys
  5. 5.two ______scarvesscarfs
  6. 6.two ______cherriescherrys
  7. 7.two ______tomatostomatoes
  8. 8.two ______childrenchilds
  9. 9.two ______octopusesoctopuss
  10. 10.three ______dresssdresses
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  1. three leaves
  2. two boxes
  3. three oxen
  4. three butterflies
  5. two scarves
  6. two cherries
  7. two tomatoes
  8. two children
  9. two octopuses
  10. three dresses

5.Count and Write the Plural: Plural Nouns: -s, -es and Irregular

The child counts the pictures in each row and writes the number and the plural noun: three cats.

Task: Count the pictures. Write the number and the plural: three cats.

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  1. 1.
  2. 2.
  3. 3.
  4. 4.
  5. 5.
  6. 6.
  7. 7.
  8. 8.
  9. 9.
  10. 10.
Show the answers
  1. four oxen
  2. three chickens
  3. five men
  4. five butterflies
  5. five boxes
  6. four leaves
  7. two bikes
  8. two dresses
  9. two strawberries
  10. four wolves

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