Can You Spell The 21 Hardest Plural Forms Of The English Language?
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Only 2% of the population get 21/21.
What are your thoughts on this subject?
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Steve Kemp
Whoever compiled this should go back to school. The plural of formula is formulae, pike is pike, roof is rooves. The question asks for the plural forms of the English language, not American
alec
I agree with Microsoft there are a few wrong answers and a few americanisms , but apart from that I quite enjoyed it
William Laughlin
The plural of "cul-de-sac" is "culs-de-sac".
While some dictionaries may also list "cul-de-sacs" as an acceptable alternative, "culs-de-sac" is generally considered the MORE GRAMMATICALLY CORRECT and PREFERRED plural form, according to Collins Dictionary. The correct plural of "roof" is roofs. While "rooves" was historically used as an alternative, it is now considered an OUTDATED and NON-STANDARD form in all varieties of English, according to several grammar resources. The pronunciation of "roofs" can vary, sometimes sounding like "rooves" but the spelling remains "roofs".
Francie Carlson
mikeyparry, so is humans!
Karen Hayworth
Thanks for answers! I went too fast but got most!! Some I disagreed with though!
cdowdy aks
23/25… I don’t think the answer should be wrong if you pick one correctly and not the two options together?🤔
mikeyparry
Formulas is wrong! Roofs is wrong! They might be ok in the Americas but not in proper English!
Player Dennis
Too many repeats lately.
Player Dennis
Interesting quiz with answers.
Roy Carlson
Technically speaking, the plural for of the various animal species (deer, sheep) can be deers or sheeps in the e context of describing different breeds of said animal. But the is is a rare grammatical event and it suffices to use the plurals as described here
Christopher Skinner
19 isn''t too bad
Alan Conyard
19/21. Disappointing; should have known a couple more. Interesting quiz.
knightbak@bigpond.com
It was not a spelling check,it was a plurals test.
lmoores
Cul de sacs is the plural form as is roves.
Jean Fox
Dianna Hattori, agree, I was caught out with those too 😠