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Spelling Rules -- Making Noun Plurals - Page 6
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Rule 16:
Some nouns exist both as pairs and without pairs. Some examples are:
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1. glasses (eye glasses) - pair of glasses
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2. spectacles (eye glasses) - pair of spectacles
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Question:
Some people refer to their children as a pair of twins.
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If twins are two people is a pair of twins four people? And those with two
pairs of twins 8 people?
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Rule 17:
The plurals of some nouns are formed by the change of letters within.
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1. woman -- women
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2. man -- men
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3. foot -- feet
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4. tooth -- teeth
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5. goose -- geese
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6. mouse -- mice
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Rule 18:
A few plurals of some words end in en or ren.
1. ox -- oxen
2. child -- children
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