Irregular Nouns List

A noun, in English grammar, is a word that names a person, animal, place, thing, idea, or concept. There are more nouns in the English Language than any other kind of words. For more information and examples visit What is a Noun? It covers formation of plural nouns, common and proper nouns, concrete and abstract nouns, collective nouns, compound nouns, the functions of nouns in sentences and more.

Irregular Plurals of Nouns - Spelling Test

Most of English nouns are very predictable ( regular ) in the spelling of the plural form - they have plurals formed according to regular

rules. However, there are several nouns, which are irregular in their spelling. These nouns are exceptions when it comes to making them plural. When irregular nouns become plural, their spelling changes in a different way or it may not change at all from singular form.

This Irregular Nouns Spelling Practice lists 106 nouns in group of 10. Type both singular and plural forms for the given irregular

noun. If you make a mistake on a tested noun - you will need to spell it correctly twice before exercise is completed.

Note that some nouns can form Plurals in two ways. (example: antenna - antennas,antennae) Make sure to type your answer

exactly as it is given in test preview.You may use [Custom] option from Test dropdown to select only

those nouns you have most trouble spelling.

Irregular Nouns

Aa

1. abide abided, abode abided

2. arise arose arisen

3. awake awoke, awaked awoken, awaked

Bb

1. babysit babysat babysat

2. backbite backbit backbitten

3. backfit backfit, backfitted backfit, backfitted

4. backlight backlit backlit

5. backslide backslid backslid, backslidden

6. be was been

Cc

1. cast cast cast

2. catch caught caught

3. chide chided, chid chided, chid, chidden

4. choose chose chosen

5. clad clad clad

6. clear-cut clear-cut clear-cut

Dd

1. deal dealt dealt

2. dig dug dug

3. dive dove, dived dived

4. do did done

5. dogfight dogfought dogfought

6. draw drew drawn

7. dream dreamed, dreamt dreamed, dreamt

8. drink drank drunk

9. drive drove driven

10. dwell dwelt, dwelled dwelt, dwelled

Ee

1. eat ate eaten

2. enwind enwound enwound

Ff

1. fall fell fallen

2. feed fed fed

3. feel felt felt

4. fight fought fought

5. find found found

6. fit fit, fitted fit, fitted

7. flash-freeze flash-froze flash-frozen

8. flee fled fled

9. fling flung flung

10. fly flew flown

11. flyblow flyblew flyblown

12. forbear forbore forborne, forborn

Gg

1. gainsay gainsaid gainsaid

2. get got gotten

3. gild gilded, gilt gilded, gilt

4. gird girt, girded girt, girded

5. give gave given

6. go went gone

7. grind ground ground

8. grow grew grown

Hh

1. hagride hagrode hagridden

2. hamstring hamstrung hamstrung

3. handwrite handwrote handwritten

4. hang hung hung

5. have had had

6. hear heard heard

7. heave heaved, hove heaved, hove

8. hew hewed hewed, hewn

9. hide hid hidden

10. hit hit hit

11. hold held held

12. housebreak housebroke housebroken

13. housekeep housekept housekept

14. house-sit house-sat house-sat

15. hunger-strike hunger-struck hunger-struck

16. hurt hurt hurt

Ii

1. inbreed inbred inbred

2. inlay inlaid inlaid

3. input input input

4. inset inset inset

5. interbreed interbred interbred

6. intercut intercut intercut

7. interlay interlaid interlaid

8. interweave interwove interwoven

Jj

1. jerry-build jerry-built jerry-built

2. joyride joyrode joyridden

Kk

1. keep kept kept

2. kneel kneeled, knelt kneeled, knelt

3. knit knitted, knit knitted, knit

4. know knew known

Ll

1. lade laded laden, laded

2. landslide landslid landslid

3. lay laid laid

4. lead led led

5. leap leapt, leaped leapt, leaped

6. learn learned, learnt learned, learnt

7. leave left left

8. lend lent lent

9. let let let

10. lie lay lain

11. light lit lit

12. lipread lipread lipread

13. lose lost lost

Mm

1. make made made

2. mean meant meant

3. meet met met

4. misbecome misbecame misbecome

5. miscast miscast miscast

6. misdeal misdealt misdealt

7. misdo misdid misdone

8. misfit misfit misfit

9. misgive misgave misgiven

10. mishear misheard misheard

11. mishit mishit mishit

12. misknow misknew misknown

13. mislay mislaid mislaid

14. mislead misled misled

15. misread misread misread

16. misspeak misspoke misspoken, misspoke

17. misspell misspelled, misspelt misspelled, misspelt

18. misspend misspent misspent

19. mistake mistook mistaken

20. misthink misthought misthought

21. misunderstand misunderstood misunderstood

22. mow mowed mown

Oo

1. off-set off-set off-set

2. outbid outbid outbid

3. outbreed outbred outbred

4. outbuild outbuilt outbuilt

5. outcatch outcaught outcaught

6. outdo outdid outdone

7. outdraw outdrew outdrawn

8. outdrink outdrank outdrunk

9. outeat outate outeaten

10. outfight outfought outfought

11. outfit outfit, outfitted outfit, outfitted

12. outfly outflew outflown

13. outgo outwent outgone

14. outgrow outgrew outgrown

Pp

1. partake partook partaken

2. pay paid paid

3. pinch-hit pinch-hit pinch-hit

4. plead pled, pleaded pled, pleaded

5. prebid prebid prebid

6. prebuild prebuilt prebuilt

7. prebuy prebought prebought

8. prechoose prechose prechosen

9. precut precut precut

10. prepay prepaid prepaid

11. presell presold presold

12. preset preset preset

13. preshow preshowed preshown

Qq

1. quit quit quit

Rr

1. read read read

2. rebid rebid rebid

3. rebind rebound rebound

4. rebuild rebuilt rebuilt

5. recast recast recast

6. redo redid redone

7. redraw redrew redrawn

8. refit refit refit

9. regrind reground reground

10. regrow regrew regrown

11. rehang rehang rehang

12. rehear reheard reheard

13. reknit reknitted, reknit reknitted, reknit

Ss

1. saw sawed sawed, sawn

2. say said said

3. scuba-dive scuba-dived, scuba-dove scuba-dived

4. see saw seen

5. seek sought sought

6. sell sold sold

7. send sent sent

8. set set set

9. sew sewed sewn

10. shake shook shaken

11. shave shaved shaven, shaved

12. shear sheared sheared, shorn

13. shed shed shed

14. shine shined, shone shined, shone

15. shit shit, shat shit, shat

16. shoe shod, shoed shod, shoed

17. shoot shot shot

18. show showed shown

19. shrink shrank shrunk

20. shrive shrove shriven

21. shut shut shut

22. sight-read sight-read sight-read

23. sing sang sung

24. sink sank, sunk sunk

25. sit sat sat

26. skin-dive skin-dived, skin-dove skin-dived

Tt

1. take took taken

2. teach taught taught

3. tear tore torn

4. tell told told

5. test-drive test-drove test-driven

6. test-fly test-flew test-flown

7. think thought thought

8. thrive thrived, throve thrived, throven

9. throw threw thrown

10. thrust thrust thrust

11. tread trod trod, trodden

12. troubleshoot troubleshot troubleshot

13. typeset typeset typeset

14. typewrite typewrote typewritten

Uu

1. unbend unbent unbent

2. unbind unbound unbound

3. unbuild unbuilt unbuilt

4. underbid underbid underbid

5. undercut undercut undercut

6. undereat underate undereaten

7. underfeed underfed underfed

8. undergird undergirt, undergirded undergirt, undergirded

9. undergo underwent undergone

10. underlay underlaid underlaid

11. underlie underlay underlain

12. underpay underpaid underpaid

13. underrun underran underrun

14. undersell undersold undersold

15. undershoot undershot undershot

16. understand understood understood

17. undertake undertook undertaken

18. underwrite underwrote underwritten

19. undo undid undone

20. undraw undrew undrawn

21. unfit unfit unfit

22. unlay unlaid unlaid

23. unmake unmade unmade

24. unsay unsaid unsaid

25. unsell unsold unsold

26. unsew unsewed unsewn

27. unsling unslung unslung

28. unstring unstrung unstrung

29. unteach untaught untaught

30. unweave unwove, unweaved unwoven

31. unwind unwound unwound

32. uphold upheld upheld

33. uppercut uppercut uppercut

34. uprise uprose uprisen

35. upset upset upset

36. upspring upsprang, upsprung upsprung

37. upsweep upswept upswept

38. upswing upswung upswung

Ww

1. wake woke woken

2. waylay waylaid waylaid

3. wear wore worn

4. weave wove, weaved woven

5. wed wedded, wed wedded, wed

6. weep wept wept

7. wet wet wet

8. win won won

9. wind wound wound

10. wiredraw wiredrew wiredrawn

11. wis wissed, wist wissed, wist

12. withdraw withdrew withdrawn

13. withhold withheld withheld

14. withstand withstood withstood

15. wring wrung wrung

16. write wrote written

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