240 English Grammar Demystifi ed
sheep deer
Chinese trout
Some words form their plurals by irregular changes.
child children
leaf leaves
tooth teeth
crisis crises
thief thieves
knife knives
woman women
louse lice
alumnus alumni
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Written Practice 10-8
For each of the following lines, circle the plural noun that is spelled incorrectly
and spell it correctly.
- holiday bulletin knifes teeth
- father-in-laws chairs bows towels
- lice childs deer bunches
- gestures occurrences bulletin radioes
- trays handsful clients women
RULE 11: WORDS SPELLED WITH A -CEED ENDING
Only three words are spelled with a -ceed ending:
exceed proceed succeed