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What words have a base word and changes to plural?

You're asking about words that form their plural by adding an ending to the base word. Here are some examples:

Regular Plurals:

* -s: cat/cats, book/books, flower/flowers, tree/trees

* -es: box/boxes, church/churches, bus/buses, dish/dishes

Irregular Plurals:

* -en: child/children, ox/oxen

* -ies: baby/babies, lady/ladies, cherry/cherries

* -ves: knife/knives, wife/wives, wolf/wolves

* No change: sheep/sheep, deer/deer, fish/fish

Other Irregularities:

* -men: woman/women, man/men

* -ice: mouse/mice

* -i: octopus/octopuses (or octopi)

* -ae: alumna/alumnae, alumnus/alumni

Let me know if you'd like to explore a specific category of plurals or have any other questions about word formation!

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