The horse’s____(hoof) needs to be cleaned.

Irregular plural nouns are nouns that do not become plural by adding -s or -es.

The irregular plural form for words ending with:
-us ➡️ -i
-f or -fe ➡️ -ves
-um or -on ➡️ -a

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?

Choice A is incorrect because "hoofs" should be "hooves" to show plural form correctly. "Hooves" is an irregular plural noun, meaning its plural form doesn’t follow the typical "s" or "es" ending pattern.

hoofs

Choice B is correct. "Hooves" is an irregular plural noun because instead of adding "s" like most plural nouns (like "cat" or "dogs"), it changes its spelling completely from "hoof" to "hooves" when there’s more than one.

hooves

Choice C is incorrect because the plural of "hoof" is "hooves", not "hoove". Irregular plurals like "hooves" don’t follow the usual rules of adding "s" or "es" to make a word plural.

hoove

Choice D is incorrect because "hoof" is a singular noun, and its plural form is "hooves", not "hoof". "Hooves" is an irregular plural noun because it doesn’t follow the usual rule of adding "-s" or "-es" to form plurals.

hoof

Word given in the parentheses hoof

Irregular plural form of the word hooves

Complete sentence - The horse’s hooves needs to be cleaned.

Choice B

Can you summarize what you’ve understood in the above steps?