The Plural Poem
Fill in the missing nouns in the funny poem about the Plural of Nouns
No wonder the English language is so very difficult to learn. I sometimes wonder how we manage to communicate at all!
We'll begin with a box and the plural is ��.But the plural of � should be oxen, not oxes.
The one fowl is a � but two are called geese,Yet the plural of � should never be meese.
You may found a lone mouse or a whole set of ��,Yet the plural of � is houses not hice.
If the plural of � is always called men,Why shouldn't the plural of � be called pen?
If I speak of a � and you show me your feet,And I give you a �, would a pair be called beet?
If one is a tooth and a whole set are �,Why should not the plural of booth be called beeth?
Then one may be that and three would be those,Yet � in the plural wouldn't be hose.And the plural of � is cats and not cose.
We speak of a � and also of brethren,But though we say �, we never say Methren,
Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and ,But imagine the feminine �, shis and shim,
So English, I fancy you will all agree,Is the funniest language you ever did see.
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