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Grade 3 Plural Nouns (Regular & Irregular) Worksheet with Answers

Grade 3 (US) · Year 4 (UK) · Class 3 (India) · English

Unit 1: Grammar & UsageNouns & PluralsCCSS L.3.1b

Making nouns plural with -s, -es and -ies, and learning irregular plurals like children and mice. This free upper 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 3 · English

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Learning goal: Nouns & Plurals · CCSS L.3.1b

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

Example

Write the plural of 'star'.

Answer: stars

RememberMaking plurals

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

Write the plural of each word.

  1. 1monkey
  2. 2fox
  3. 3toy
  4. 4half
  5. 5watch
  6. 6puppy
  7. 7family
  8. 8goose
  9. 9woman
  10. 10lunch
Part B

Answer each question. Use full sentences where you can.

  1. 11

    Write the singular of 'lives'.

  2. 12

    Write the singular of 'loaves'.

★ Challenge corner for fast finishers

Unscramble the letters: HRIAC (clue: you sit on it)

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Answer key (click to show)
  1. 1.monkeys
  2. 2.foxes
  3. 3.toys
  4. 4.halves
  5. 5.watches
  6. 6.puppies
  7. 7.families
  8. 8.geese
  9. 9.women
  10. 10.lunches
  11. 11.life
  12. 12.loaf
  13. ★chair (challenge corner)

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