Question

regular and irregular plurals
to make a regular plural we just add s to the end of a noun.
hat -> hats
bird -> birds
game -> games
not all nouns follow that rule.
these are called irregular plural nouns.
if a noun ends in a consonant and a y, we change the y to an i and add es.
baby -> babies
story -> stories
puppy -> puppies
if a noun ends in s, ch, sh, ss, x or z, we add es.
fox -> foxes
bus -> buses
brush -> brushes
if a noun ends in f or fe, we change the f to a v and add es.
scarf -> scarves
leaf -> leaves
knife -> knives
some irregular plural nouns dont follow any rules!
goose -> geese
sheep -> sheep
man -> men
write the plurals for each word.
wolf _______
city _______
box _______
buzz _______
mouse _______
foot _______
shelf _______
butterfly _______
face _______
woman _______

Explanation:

Apply pluralization rules to the left column

• wolf: Ends in "f", change "f" to "v" and add "es" -> wolves
• city: Ends in consonant + "y", change "y" to "i" and add "es" -> cities
• box: Ends in "x", add "es" -> boxes
• buzz: Ends in "z", add "es" -> buzzes
• mouse: Irregular plural -> mice

Apply pluralization rules to the right column

• foot: Irregular plural -> feet
• shelf: Ends in "f", change "f" to "v" and add "es" -> shelves
• butterfly: Ends in consonant + "y", change "y" to "i" and add "es" -> butterflies
• face: Regular noun, add "s" -> faces
• woman: Irregular plural -> women

Answer:

No.	Word	Plural
2	city	cities
3	box	boxes
4	buzz	buzzes
5	mouse	mice
6	foot	feet
7	shelf	shelves
8	butterfly	butterflies
9	face	faces
10	woman	women