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Grade 2 Plural Nouns (Regular & Irregular) Worksheet with Answers

Grade 2 (US) · Year 3 (UK) · Class 2 (India) · English

Unit 2: GrammarNouns & VerbsCCSS L.2.1b

Making nouns plural with -s, -es and -ies, and learning irregular plurals like children and mice. This free early elementary worksheet has 12 questions and a full answer key. Print it or save it as a PDF — every answer is checked by code, not guessed.

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Plural Nouns (Regular & Irregular)

Grade 2 · English

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Learning goal: Nouns & Verbs · CCSS L.2.1b

Directions: This worksheet has 2 parts. Read the instructions at the start of each part.

Example

Write the plural of 'cat'.

Answer: cats

RememberMaking plurals

+ scat → cats+ esafter s, x, ch, shbox → boxesy → iesconsonant + ybaby → babiesSpecialchild → childrenmouse → mice
Part A

Write the plural of each word.

  1. 1boy
  2. 2knife
  3. 3lunch
  4. 4child
  5. 5key
  6. 6toy
  7. 7tray
  8. 8story
  9. 9life
  10. 10half
  11. 11family
Part B

Write your answer on the line.

  1. 12

    Write the singular of 'wolves'.

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: IFHS (clue: it swims)

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  1. 1.boys
  2. 2.knives
  3. 3.lunches
  4. 4.children
  5. 5.keys
  6. 6.toys
  7. 7.trays
  8. 8.stories
  9. 9.lives
  10. 10.halves
  11. 11.families
  12. 12.wolf
  13. ★fish (challenge corner)

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