OK, I need to know how to pluralize these but I'm having trouble, any help?
1: cat.
2: boat.
3:child
4: knife
5: a fly
6: a city
7: a baby
8: man
9: woman
10 sheep
11 aircraft
12 life
2007-02-12 14:39:07 · 8 answers · asked by Hello23 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
1. cats
2. boats
3. children
4. knives
5. flies
6. cities
7. babies
8. men
9. women
10. sheep is already plural or maybe a flock of sheep
11. aircraft - is both singular and plural
12. lives
2007-02-12 14:46:34 · answer #1 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rather than just giving you a list of the answers, I can offer a few hints about HOW to make words into their plural.
Most nouns (persons, places, or things) can be made plural by just adding an "s". So #1 is: cat = cats.
Some have their own forms in the plural, and #3 would be an example of this: child = children.
Some nouns ending in the letters "fe" change their spelling to "ve" in the plural. So #4 would be: knife = knives
Many nouns ending in the letters "consonant + y" change the "y" to "ies" in the plural like #5: a fly = many flies. But the word "key" (ending in "vowel + y") just gets the "s": key = keys.
And some are written as the SAME word in both singular and plural, and #10 is an example. It is written as ONE sheep but also as MANY sheep.
Hope this helps and still gives you a few to do on your own. Good luck!
2007-02-12 22:57:12 · answer #2 · answered by The Author 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
anything that ends in y - change the "y" to "i' and add "es"
fly -- flies
city -- cities
baby -- babies
Plural is more than one so try using each word in a sentence containing more than one.
Cat -- I have a cat. I have two cats. Dad has a boat. Grandpa has two boats. My mom has one child. My aunt has two children.
If it has a "f" usually you will change it to "v" and add "es"
wife -- wives,
Now you try the rest and if you still need more help I will help you.
2007-02-12 22:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by mickey 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cats, boats, children, knives, flies, cities, babies, men, women, sheep, aircraft, lives
2007-02-12 22:43:08 · answer #4 · answered by soggy_dough_nut 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats, boats, children, knives, flies, cities, babies, men, women, sheep, aircraft (this one is tricky, it may be aircrafts), lives
2007-02-12 22:55:12 · answer #5 · answered by JQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats,boats,children,knives,flies,cities,babies,men, women, sheep,aricrafts,lives.
2007-02-12 22:44:31 · answer #6 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats
boats
children
knives
flies
cities
babies
men
women
sheep
aircraft
lives
2007-02-12 22:42:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
cats
boats
children
knives
flies
cities
babies
men
women
sheeps
aircrafts
lives
2007-02-12 22:45:02 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋