Georgia 3.L.GC.1.19
The Standard
Grammar: Form and use irregular plural nouns. (Master)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students form plural nouns that do not follow the usual s or es pattern. They use the correct forms when speaking and writing sentences.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Students correctly use forms such as children, teeth, mice, women, and sheep. They choose forms that match the sentence and do not add unnecessary endings or apostrophes.
Common Misconceptions
- Students may add s or es to every noun, producing forms like childs, tooths, or mouses. They may also confuse irregular plurals with possessives or use a plural form for one item.
How to Assess It
- Give this exit ticket: “Write the plural of child, tooth, mouse, woman, and sheep. Use two plural forms in complete sentences.”
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs noun cards and picture cards, then have students match each singular noun to its irregular plural.
Ask students to explain why childs and mouses sound wrong, then revise each word in a complete sentence.
Play Irregular Plural Bingo using words such as children, feet, geese, mice, teeth, and women.
Use a pretend pet store list, and have students change each animal order from one animal to several animals.
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