586 APPENDIX H
APPENDIX H:
Irregular Plurals
DIRECTIONS: Study the irregular plurals in the chart in Skill 41. Then indicate whether
each of the following is correct (C) or incorrect (I).
EXERCISE H1
—— _ 1. onemen ——— 9. several naughty children
——— 2. lotsof data ——— 10. an in-depth analyses
———_ 3. asurprising hypothesis ——— 11. one hundred alumni
——— 4. one fast growing fungi ——— 12. lots of bright tooth
—— 5. various criterion —— 18. various exotic cacti
—— 6. afewmice 14. wo required thesis
————_ 7. each syllabi for the class ———_ 15. the earth’s axis
——— 8. ayoung deer ——— 16. lots of woolly sheep
EXERCISE H2
——_ 1. both types of fungus ——— 9. apair of strong ox
——— 2 anewcurricula ——— 10. the Xand Yaxes
——— 3. two large foot ——— ll. wo different theses
——— 4. anew bacteria ——— 12. each beautiful women
———_ 5. one terrible crisis ——— 13. arecent alumnus
——— 6. abig, fat salmon —_
——— 7. many kinds of stimuli —— 15. the only radius
——— 8. one tiny mouse ——— 16. ascientific syntheses
EXERCISE H3
1. both lengthy syllabus 9. an unexpected diagnoses
———__& some strict criteria ——— 10. anaching teeth
——_ 3. afat goose ——— 11. each nuclei of the atom
——— 4. some new hypotheses ——— 12. several fresh trout
———_ 5. both young child ———_ 13. a thorny cactus
——— 6. agreen-colored bacilli ——— 14. each filthy feet
——— 7. many natural phenomenon | ———— 15. ‘surrounded by parenthesis
—— 8. each fish in the aquarium 16. some fast-moving deer