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Exemplos:
Apple apples maçãs
Palavras terminadas em – o
Para formar o plural da maioria dos substantivos terminadas em – o, basta acrescentar – es ao
final da palavra.
Exemplos:
Singular Plural Tradução
Exemplos de reduções:
Palavra original Redução no singular Redução no plural Tradução
Exercícios
1.(CESGRANRIO/1991) The word that DOESN’T have an irregular plural form like tooth –
teeth is:
a) ox.
b) foot.
c) cloth.
d) goose.
e) mouse.
(CESGRANRIO/1990) KNIVES is the plural of KNIFE. Which of the words below DOES
NOT form its plural in the same way?
a) Wife.
b) Life.
c) Leaf.
d) Chief.
e) Half.
3. (JFS/2008) Give the correct plural form of the words below:
Buffalo – Eskimo – Concerto – Person – Manservant – Thesis – Sister-In-Law – Die
a) Buffalos/ Eskimos/ Concertos/ Personas/ Menservants/ Theses/ Sisters-in-law/ Dice
b) Buffaloes/ Eskimos/ Concertos/ Persons/ Menservants/ Theses/ Sisters-in-law/ Dice
c) Buffaloes/ Eskimos/ Concertoes/ Persons/ Manservants/ Theses/ Sisters-in-law/ Dice
d) Buffaloes/ Eskimos/ Concertos/ Persons/ Menservants/ Theses/ Sister-in-laws/ Deaths
e) Buffalos/ Eskimoes/ Concertoes/ Personas/ Manservants/ Thesis/ Sister-in-laws/ Deaths
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4. (Fuvest-1979) Assinale a alternativa que preenche corretamente as lacunas:
Boys have big _____ and girls have small _____.
a) foots – ones
b) feet – ones
c) feet – one
d) feets – ones
e) foot – one
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5. (PUC-PR/1996) Match the columns below so that the words in the second column fit the
sentences provided in the first one:
1.Tom and Mary love their __________.
2. Put the oranges inside those __________.
3. I can’t walk. My __________ are aching a lot.
4. The __________ are flying south.
5. The cat is hunting the __________.
6. When Jane fell over, she broke two of her __________.
( ) feet
( ) teeth
( ) children
( ) geese
( ) mice
( ) boxes
Choose the correct alternative:
a) 6 – 3 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 2
b) 3 – 6 – 1 – 4 – 5 – 2
c) 3 – 6 – 2 – 4 – 5 – 1
d) 5 – 3 – 4 – 2 – 6 – 1
e) 3 – 6 – 4 – 1 – 2 – 5