Practice Makes Perfect: Exploring Grammar - Muschla Gary Robert 2010

Fast-Food First
Nouns with Special Plural Forms
Nouns

The plural forms of most nouns are made by adding -s or -es. But some nouns are not made plural by adding -s or -es. These nouns have irregular plural forms. For some of these nouns, the singular and plural forms are spelled differently. For others, the singular and plural forms are the same.

The following are examples of nouns that have different singular and plural forms:

child—children

foot—feet

mouse—mice

goose—geese

ox—oxen

man—men

woman—women

tooth—teeth

The following are examples of nouns that have the same singular and plural forms:

sheep—sheep

moose—moose

deer—deer

trout—trout

series—series

traffic—traffic

salmon—salmon

wheat—wheat

2.7 Fast-Food First

Most Americans like hamburgers. The first fast-food hamburger company was started in 1921. This company is still serving hamburgers today. What is this company’s name?

To answer the question, match each singular noun with its plural form. Write the letter of each answer in the space above its line number at the bottom of the page. You will need to divide the letters into words.