New

🌈 Nyan Cat has joined the pet squad! Premium users, claim your cosmic kitty today! 🐱

⚡ Don’t break the chain! Log in daily to power up your streak! ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅ ✅

Congratulations to 🥇ariesbabe60, 🥈havocrit, 🥉Zephyrschild for topping the Most Unique Plays leaderboard!

Pets are here! 🐶🐱🐈 Adopt a pet to accompany you while you play.

🗨️ Ding! You’ve got messages! Chat with friends instantly while quizzing!

👯‍♂️ Squad up! The Friends feature is live—add your quiz besties now! 🎉

Did you know? 💡 Quizzes can be resumed anytime–never lose your progress!

🏆 havocrit is our current Top Scorer!

Tip: You can change your 📸 profile photo!

👑 Premium subscribers get 🎟️ VIP Early Access to play upcoming quizzes before anyone else!

Shoutout to our top commenters 💬 RJLupinFan_1, Nazareth, yvonnelawrenson!

🥇ariesbabe60, 🥈havocrit, 🥉Zephyrschild have topped the Most Plays Leaderboard!

Can you earn the exclusive Champion nametag?

❓ Got questions? Our FAQs have the answers—check them out now!

tomasz.lambert, ehm2009m, oahurays just joined! 👋

🔥 bewitchingomen 🔥 is on fire with a 287-day streak!

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words?

Is it octopuses? Or octopi?
3 comments

Making a word plural seems like it should a simple rule of English. When you have more than one of something, add an "s" or "es" to the end of the word. One orange. Two oranges. But as we know, the English language can be a whole lot more complicated than that and things are not always so simple. Irregularities are bound to crop up. Two sheep. Three geese. Four moose. Sometimes there's a logical pattern behind pluralizing a noun and sometimes there is not.

Some irregular nouns take on the plural form by first changing the last letter of the word before adding "s." Words that end in "f" are a good example of this case. To make such a word plural, you change the "f" to "ve" and add an "s." One loaf. Many loaves. Some plural forms we just know. But others are trickier. Is it octopuses? Or octopi? Many fish or fishes?

This quiz will test you on some of the most confusing plurals that don't necessarily follow the regular rules. Can you get a perfect score?

Add a Comment

Share your thoughts and results below! Your email stays confidential.

Tip: Create an account to get a Custom Nametag and save your comments. Log in

3 Comments

⚠️ May contain spoilers
  1. 🏅 Ranked #117vienna is ranked 117th for playing the most individual quizzes in the last 30 days
    🏆 197th in Triviavienna is the 197th top scorer over the last 30 days
    Super Fanvienna is the comment superstar!
    Elite Playervienna has played over 500 quizzes
    7vienna is on a 7-day streak!
    User Avatar
    vienna
    vienna's pet
    4 months ago
  2. 🏅 Ranked #20MARK MORRALL is ranked 20th for playing the most individual quizzes in the last 30 days
    🏆 23rd in TriviaMARK MORRALL is the 23rd top scorer over the last 30 days
    Mega FanMARK MORRALL is the comment megastar!
    GrandmasterMARK MORRALL has played over 1000 quizzes
    65MARK MORRALL is on a 65-day streak!
    User Avatar
    MARK MORRALL
    MARK MORRALL's pet
    8 months ago
  3. 🏅 Ranked #27Bill is ranked 27th for playing the most individual quizzes in the last 30 days
    🏆 22nd in TriviaBill is the 22nd top scorer over the last 30 days
    Mega FanBill is the comment megastar!
    GrandmasterBill has played over 1000 quizzes
    2Bill is on a 2-day streak!
    8 months ago
👑
Unlock Premium Perks

Enjoy Quizly? Upgrade to Premium for an ad-free experience and exclusive features.

Get Premium

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz Questions

What is the plural of the word 'hero'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 01 Heroes
  • heroes

  • heros

  • hero

What is the plural of the word 'memorandum'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 02 Memo
  • memorandums

  • memorandues

  • memoranda

What is the plural of the word 'mosquito'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 03 mosquito
  • mosquitos

  • mosquitios

  • mosquitoes

What is the plural of the word 'octopus'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 04 octopuses
  • octopus

  • octopuses

  • octopusos

What is the plural of the word 'potato'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 05 potatoes
  • potatoes

  • potatos

  • potato

What is the plural of the word 'scarf'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 06 scarves
  • scarfes

  • scarf

  • scarves

What is the plural of the word 'tomato'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 07 tomatoes
  • tomatos

  • tomatoes

  • tomatios

What is the plural of the word 'torpedo'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 08 torpedoes
  • torpedous

  • torpedos

  • torpedoes

What is the plural of the word 'vertebra'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 09 vertebrae
  • vertebrae

  • vertebraes

  • vertebras

What is the plural of the word 'wife'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 10 wives
  • wifes

  • wifea

  • wives

What is the plural of the word 'millennium'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz Millennium
  • millenniumes

  • millenniums

  • millenniumos

What is the plural of the word 'alumnus'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz
  • alumni

  • alumnues

  • alumnus

What is the plural of the word 'daisy'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz
  • daisies

  • daisyes

  • daisys

What is the plural of the word 'activity'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz Tug Of War
  • activitios

  • activities

  • activitys

What is the plural of the word 'bison'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz bison
  • bisones

  • bisons

  • bison

What is the plural of the word 'penny'?

Can You Identify the Plural of These Tough Words? Quiz 16 Pennies
  • pennyes

  • pennies

  • pennys

Loading play status

New Report

Close