Question

in each item, one of the nouns in boldface should be plural. circle the noun that should be plural, and write it correctly. you may use a dictionary to check the plural forms.

1. why was i late for school today? two tornado blew me away!
2. the first one touched down near the zoo. you should have seen those kangaroo!
3. i ran as fast as my foot would go. i had to outrun a buffalo.
4. a dozen auto were up on a roof. it’s true although i don’t have proof.
5. husbands and wife were bouncing around. even a rhino couldn’t stay on the ground.
6. at the market, i dodged a bag of potato. i slipped and fell on a tomato.
7. the food from that store whirled here and there. i saw bananas and loaf of bread in the air.
8. then a second twister hit the town. two woman shouted, “get down, get down!”
9. you didn’t see that cyclone hit? the other schoolchild didn’t spot it?
10. you think my story is an excuse? you think there were no flying moose?
11. there was no news about it on the radio? nobody snapped any photo?
12. well, then maybe it wasn’t a tornado. maybe i got caught in two volcano.

Explanation:

1. "Two" indicates plural, so "tornado" should be "tornadoes".
2. "Those" implies multiple, so "kangaroo" should be "kangaroos".
3. People have two feet, so "foot" should be "feet".
4. "A dozen" means multiple, so "auto" should be "autos".
5. "Husbands" is plural, so "wife" should be "wives".
6. "A bag of" implies multiple, so "potato" should be "potatoes".
7. "Loaf" should be plural "loaves" to match "bananas".
8. "Two" indicates plural, so "woman" should be "women".
9. "Other" implies multiple school - children, so "schoolchild" should be "schoolchildren".
10. "Moose" is already plural in this form.
11. "Any" implies multiple, so "photo" should be "photos".
12. "Two" indicates plural, so "volcano" should be "volcanoes".

Answer:

1. tornado - tornadoes
2. kangaroo - kangaroos
3. foot - feet
4. auto - autos
5. wife - wives
6. potato - potatoes
7. loaf - loaves
8. woman - women
9. schoolchild - schoolchildren
10. moose (already correct)
11. photo - photos
12. volcano - volcanoes