Plurals Exercise

This is a test for students of English as a second language on the correct use of plural forms. Think hard before clicking the right answer from the pulldown menu. Off you go!

regular or irregular plurals from these singulars?
Chinese	plural formChinese	ox	plural formoxen
woman	plural formwomen	life	plural formlives
chief	plural formchiefs	furniture	plural formpieces/bits of furniture
child	plural formchildren	tomato	plural formtomatoes
kilo	plural formkilos	sheep	plural formsheep
salmon	plural formsalmon	aircraft	plural formaircraft
era	plural formeras	leaf	plural formleaves
deer	plural formdeer	tragedy	plural formtragedies
roof	plural formroofs	foot	plural formfeet
persona	plural formpersonae	thief	plural formthieves
series	plural formseries	stimulus	plural formstimuli
mouthful	plural formmouthfuls	formula	plural formformulae
bureau	plural formbureaux (BE)	bus	plural formbuses
point of view	plural formpoints of view	crisis	plural formcrises
species	plural formspecies	wife	plural formwives
bush	plural formbushes	scarf	plural formscarves
album	plural formalbums	tooth	plural formteeth
mouse	plural formmice	watch	plural formwatches
goose	plural formgeese	man	plural formmen
family	plural formfamilies	simile	plural formsimiles
half	plural formhalves	penny	plural formpence / pennies
crossroads	plural formcrossroads	analysis	plural formanalyses
nucleus	plural formnuclei	chorus	plural formchoruses
medium	plural formmediums	means	plural formmeans
boy	plural formboys	lifebuoy	plural formlifebuoys
mother-in-law	plural formmothers-in-law	Frenchwoman	plural formFrenchwomen
bacterium	plural formbacteria	criterion	plural formcriteria
buffalo	plural formbuffaloes	party	plural formparties
photo	plural formphotos	roof	plural formroofs
the Chinese	plural formthe Chinese	the Swiss	plural formthe Swiss
homework	plural formpieces/bits of homework	safe	plural formsafes
echo	plural formechoes	louse	plural formlice
dwarf	plural formdwarves	kindergarten	plural formkindergartens
trout	plural formtrout	museum	plural formmuseums
basis	plural formbases	synthesis	plural formsyntheses
gymnasium	plural formgymnasiums	calf	plural formcalves
appendix	plural formappendices	phenomenon	plural formphenomena
radius	plural formradii	encyclopaedia	plural formencyclopaedias
genius	plural formgeniuses	hypothesis	plural formhypotheses
box	plural formboxes	journey	plural formjourneys
chateau	plural formchateaux (BE)	loaf of bread	plural formloaves of bread
slice	plural formslices	proof	plural formproofs
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