Irregular plurals poem activities

Irregular plurals poem activities

Do the activity or activities below that your teacher tells you to:

• read out the poem with the right pronunciation
• put a mixed-up version into order
• change the singular nouns into the right plural forms

 

Mixed version

Match the lines on the right to the ones on the left by meaning and rhyming word.

I had a meeting with ten men.   I really like to eat red meat   Lifting the lips, he found beneath   They were prepared to construct the wooden shelves   Husbands say they love and trust their wives   In autumn my garden was invaded by thieves   This pool can’t be very deep   He battled past two giant squid   Without flour, water, bowls or stoves   It’s true my hair is full of lice   My brothers don’t do things by halves   Looked at them from very near   This Christmas will be a time of peace   I can’t say for certain what I saw   I guess this horse hardly ever moves

A hundred sharp and bloody teeth   All of them called Bill or Ben.   But feel nervous when they have sharp knives   But it looked like a bus full of wild boar   But not to cut the trees themselves   But this steak measures fifteen feet!   But your wig has seven mice!   By the end they had taken all the leaves   He realised they were angry deer   He’s wearing slippers on all his hooves   I used my brains and quietly hid   It’s filled with happy-looking sheep   They made soup and ninety loaves   They spent two hours on just their calves   With no more fights between ducks and geese

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Singular nouns version

Use the rhyming words and your knowledge of plurals to put the right form of each noun below. Sometimes both ending words need to be changed, and some can stay the same.

I had a meeting with ten man.

All of them called Bill or Ben.

 

I really like to eat red meat

But this steak measures fifteen foot!

 

Lifting the lips, he found beneath

A hundred sharp and bloody tooth

 

They were prepared to construct the wooden shelf

But not to cut the trees themself

 

Husbands say they love and trust their wife

But feel nervous when they have sharp knife

 

In autumn my garden was invaded by thief

By the end they had taken all the leaf

 

This pool can’t be very deep

It’s filled with happy-looking sheep

 

He battled past two giant squid

I used my brains and quietly hid

 

Without flour, water, bowls or stoves

They made soup and ninety loaf

 

It’s true my hair is full of louse

But your wig has seven mouse

 

My brothers don’t do things by half

They spent two hours on just their calf

 

Looked at them from very near

He realised they were angry deer

 

This Christmas will be a time of peace

With no more fights between ducks and goose

 

I can’t say for certain what I saw

But it looked like a bus full of wild boar

 

I guess this horse hardly ever moves

He’s wearing slippers on all his hoof

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Complete poem

I had a meeting with ten men.

All of them called Bill or Ben.

 

I really like to eat red meat

But this steak measures fifteen feet!

 

Lifting the lips, he found beneath

A hundred sharp and bloody teeth

 

They were prepared to construct the wooden shelves

But not to cut the trees themselves

 

Husbands say they love and trust their wives

But feel nervous when they have sharp knives

 

In autumn my garden was invaded by thieves

By the end they had taken all the leaves

 

This pool can’t be very deep

It’s filled with happy-looking sheep

 

He battled past two giant squid

I used my brains and quietly hid

 

Without flour, water, bowls or stoves

They made soup and ninety loaves

 

It’s true my hair is full of lice

But your wig has seven mice!

 

My brothers don’t do things by halves

They spent two hours on just their calves

 

Looked at them from very near

He realised they were angry deer

 

This Christmas will be a time of peace

With no more fights between ducks and geese

 

I can’t say for certain what I saw

But it looked like a bus full of wild boar

 

I guess this horse hardly ever moves

He’s wearing slippers on all his hooves

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Mixed plural and singular nouns version

Change any words which should be plural and match the lines on the left and right by meaning and rhyming word.

I had a meeting with ten man.   I really like to eat red meat   Lifting the lips, he found beneath   They were prepared to construct the wooden shelf   Husbands say they love and trust their wife   In autumn my garden was invaded by thief   This pool can’t be very deep   He battled past two giant squid   Without flour, water, bowls or stoves   It’s true my hair is full of louse   My brothers don’t do things by half   Looked at them from very near   This Christmas will be a time of peace   I can’t say for certain what I saw   I guess this horse hardly ever moves

A hundred sharp and bloody tooth   All of them called Bill or Ben.   But feel nervous when they have sharp knife   But it looked like a bus full of wild boar   But not to cut the trees themself   But this steak measures fifteen foot!   But your wig has seven mouse!   By the end they had taken all the leaf   He realised they were angry deer   He’s wearing slippers on all his hoof   I used my brains and quietly hid   It’s filled with happy-looking sheep   They made soup and ninety loaf   They spent two hours on just their calf   With no more fights between ducks and goose

Test each other on the plurals:

• read out a singular and word that rhymes with the plural and see if your partner can say the plural
• read out two lines with the irregular plural missing and see if your partner can guess it
• read out an irregular plural and see if your partner can make the singular
• read out a singular and see if your partner can make the plural
• read out a singular or plural without saying which it is and see if your partner can identify it and say the other form