Question

For each sentence, form the correct plural of the word or words in italics. 1. The CHEIF of the three departments met for more than an hour. 2. There are 12 extremely sharp cutting KNIFE in that food preparation machine. 3. More than 70 BOX per hour can be packed using that method. 4. Car FERRY are still used instead of bridges in many places. 5. Every year, all of the ALUMNA of the three local women’s colleges hold a reunion. 6. Four full place settings of DISH are packed in each carton. 7. The WIFE and husbands all finally met at the company picnic. 8. We’re doing research to determine ways to make fresh TOMATO last longer on store shelf. 9. Today there are no ash coming from the CHIMNEY of our factory. 10. The legal BRIEF arrived from our corporate attorney this morning.

Answer 1

chiefs

knives

boxes

ferries

alumnae

dishes

wives

tomatoes

chimneys

briefs

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

1. chiefs
2. knives
3. boxes
4. ferries
5. alumnae
6. dishes
7. wives
8. tomatoes
9. chimneys
10. briefs

Step-by-step explanation:

The plural forms of some words keep their consonant endings and just add an an ess to the end of the word to make it plural. Other words require more than just the ess. Finally, some words derived from Latin that how singular vowel endings keep those vowel endings in the plural form, usually with another vowel added.