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Which of the following singular nouns does not form an irregular plural?

a. tree
b. ox
c. tooth
d. mouse

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The answer is 'a' tree-trees(regular)
All the others are irregular
ox-oxen
tooth-teeth
mouse-mice
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The singular noun that does not form an irregular plural is option A: tree

In order to turn tree into the plural, you only have to add an -S.

All the remaining nouns are irregular

ox-oxen

tooth-teeth

mouse-mice

Irregular plural nouns are nouns that do not become plural by adding -s or -es, as most nouns in the English language do.

Many English words become plural by changing their vowels, such as oo to ee or an to en.

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