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Irregular Plural Nouns

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English›Grammar & Punctuation|Ages 7—9|ID: mt_nFBLNoChD0

Form and use irregular plural nouns (e.g., children, teeth, mice, geese) in addition to regular plurals, recognising that some nouns have irregular plural forms that do not follow the -s/-es pattern

Mastery Evidence

  • Form and use irregular plural nouns correctly (e.g. child→children, tooth→teeth, mouse→mice, goose→geese)
  • Identify collective nouns that name a group (e.g. 'a flock of birds', 'a group of children', 'a pack of wolves')
  • Correct over-regularised plurals in writing (e.g. change 'mouses' to 'mice', 'foots' to 'feet')

Assessment Prompt

“If you point to a picture of several mice or a group of children, can [child] write the correct plural — knowing it's "mice" not "mouses" and "children" not "childs"?”

Curriculum Standards3 alignments

L.2.1aCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
L.2.1a

Use collective nouns (e.g., group).

English Language Arts
L.2.1bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
L.2.1b

Form and use frequently occurring irregular plural nouns (e.g., feet, children, teeth, mice, fish).

English Language Arts
L.3.1bCommon Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
L.3.1b

Form and use regular and irregular plural nouns.

English Language Arts

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