Plural Spellings Trivia Quiz

Answer: book - bookes

Most plurals are made by adding the letter 's' to the word, so book becomes books. Words that end in 'ch', 'sh', 'x', 'o' or 's' need to have 'es' added to make them plural.

Answer: party - partys

If a noun ends in a consonant (a consonant is a letter that is not a vowel) and 'y', take off the 'y' and add 'ies' to make the plural. Party should become parties.

Answer: journey - journies

If a noun ends with a vowel and 'y' the plural is made by just adding an 's'. Journeys is the correct plural of journey.

Answer: chief - chieves

For nouns that end in 'f' or 'fe' the plural is usually made by changing the 'f' or 'fe' to 'ves'. Chief is an exception to this rule; it becomes chiefs. Dwarf is another word that traditionally does not follow the usual pattern, but the popularity of JRR Tolkien's variant usage of dwarves has led to it being more commonly used, generally in relation to mythological figures.

Answer: thief - thiefs

There are exceptions to the 'f'/'fe' changing to 'ves' rule and roof, cliff and belief are among them. Thieves, however, is the plural of thief.

Answer: sheep - sheeps

I saw one sheep in the barn and many sheep in the field. Sheep stays the same whether singular or plural.

Answer: oxen

Oxen is the plural of ox. Deer, aircraft and headquarters are all the same word, whether you are talking about one of them or many.

Answer: True

Furniture is often made of wood. I have a lot of homework this evening. The police examined the evidence. You cannot talk about 'furnitures' or 'homeworks' or 'evidences'.

Answer: hero - heros

Here are more irregular plurals - some words ending in 'o' that just have an 's' added to make them plural. Hero should become heroes, though.

Answer: potato - potatos

The correct plural of potato is potatoes, not potatos. Some words are different from all the rules above. Why does mouse become mice and house become houses?