list of 100 irregular plural nouns in english

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Really Useful List of 100 Irregular Plural Nouns in English
You’ve got one tomato and I’ve got two tomatos. Right? Wrong! I’ve got two tomatoes!
Although we usually add an -s to a noun to make it plural (one egg, two eggs, etc.), some
nouns in English have irregular plural endings. We’ve put together a really useful list in
alphabetical order of some common nouns which have irregular plural endings:
Singular:

Plural:

Singular:

Plural:

Singular:

Plural:

abyss
alumnus
analysis
aquarium
arch
atlas
axe
baby
bacterium
batch
beach
brush

bus
calf
chateau
cherry
child
church
circus
city
cod
copy
crisis
curriculum
deer
dictionary
domino
dwarf
echo
elf
emphasis
family
fax
fish
flush
fly
foot
fungus
half
hero
hippopotamus
hoax

abysses
alumni
analyses
aquaria
arches
atlases
axes
babies
bacteria
batches
beaches
brushes
buses
calves
chateaux
cherries
children
churches
circuses
cities
cod
copies
crises
curricula
deer
dictionaries
dominoes
dwarves
echoes

elves
emphases
families
faxes
fish
flushes
flies
feet
fungi
halves
heroes
hippopotami
hoaxes

hoof
index
iris
kiss
knife
lady
leaf
life
loaf
man
mango
memorandum
mess
moose
motto
mouse

nanny
neurosis
nucleus
oasis
octopus
party
pass
penny
person
plateau
poppy
potato
quiz
reflex
runner-up
scarf
scratch
series
sheaf
sheep
shelf
son-in-law
species
splash
spy
stitch

hooves
indexes
irises

kisses
knives
ladies
leaves
lives
loaves
men
mangoes
memoranda
messes
moose
mottoes
mice
nannies
neuroses
nuclei
oases
octopi
parties
passes
pennies
people
plateaux
poppies
potatoes
quizzes
reflexes
runners-up
scarves
scratches

series
sheaves
sheep
shelves
sons-in-law
species
splashes
spies
stitches

story
syllabus
tax
thesis
thief
tomato
tooth
tornado
try
volcano
waltz
wash
watch
wharf
wife
woman

stories
syllabi
taxes

theses
thieves
tomatoes
teeth
tornadoes
tries
volcanoes
waltzes
washes
watches
wharves
wives
women

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