1. Hinder is to impede as excuse is to _______________.
Blame
pardon
delay
block
2. Noun is to adjective as verb is to _______________.
Action
being
plural
adverb
3. Exit is to out as _______________ is to in.
door
house
enter
extra
4. Drink is to _______________ as eat is to solid.
gas
liquid
milk
food
5. Mercury is to first as Mars is to _______________.
second
third
fourth
fifth
6. Labyrinth is to maze as medicine is to _______________.
drug
doctor
pharmacy
sickness
7. Hurricane is to meteorologist as star is to _______________.
geologist
entomologist
biologist
astronomer
Irregular Plural NounsMost nouns in English are made into plural nouns by adding an s to the singular form. If the noun ends with an s, ch, sh, or x, an es is added to make the noun plural. Plural nouns that are not made plural in this way are irregular plural nouns.There are two or more plural nouns in each sentence. Only one of them is an irregular plural noun. Underline the irregular plural noun in each sentence and write the singular form. The first sentence has been done for you.
1. Vincent helped the women choose their costumes. Woman
2. The hunters never noticed the two deer by the apple trees. Deer
3. Are the geese chasing the other farm animals? Goose
4. Do turtles have teeth? Tooth
5. The children told their parents about the matches. Child
6. You should place the knives and spoons to the left of the plates. Spoon
7. The children stood on boxes to see the parade. Child
8. We took pictures of the oxen as they pulled the wagons. Wagon
9. Sandy knew that many mice were living in the walls of the old houses. Mouse
10. Please keep your hands and feet inside the car. Foot
11. All the king’s horses and all the king’s men ate scrambled eggs. Man
