Level A1

Irregular plural nouns

A few nouns make the plural in their own way, with no -s: child → children, man → men, tooth → teeth, sheep → sheep.

I see two children.

Look: I see two children. Not childs: child has its own form.

Forms

• one cat, two cats — usually the naming word just gets an ending
• one child, two children — some words have their own form for many
• one man, two men — in others a sound inside the word changes: tooth, teeth
• one sheep, two sheep — and some do not change at all

A common mistake

Wrong: I see two childs.

Right: I see two children.

So I see two childs is wrong. We say: I see two children.

More examples

My feet are cold.

Feet works the same way: My feet are cold.

Three people are waiting.

And person becomes people: Three people are waiting.