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Explanation: How to Make Most Nouns Plural
To make most nouns plural, simply add -s at the end.
Please note that you don’t pronounce the plural -s.
How to Make Nouns that End in -s -x, and -z Plural
If a noun ends with -s, -x, or -z, then you don’t need to do anything to make it plural. These nouns remain the same in the plural form.
How to Make Nouns that End in -al Plural
To make nouns plural that end in -al, simply change the -al to -aux.
Most French nouns that end in -al can be pluralized like this, but there are a few exceptions.
These exceptions take an s in the plural form.
French singular​ | French plural​ | Translation (plural)​
​un bal | ​des bals | ​balls
​un carnaval | ​des carnavals | ​carnivals
​un chacal | ​des chacals | ​jackals
​un festival | ​des festivals | ​festivals
​un récital | ​des récitals | ​recitals
​un régal | ​des régals | ​treats
How to Make Nouns that End in -eu -au, and -eau Plural
To make nouns plural that end in -eu, -au, or -eau, simply add an -x.
Most French nouns that end in -eu, -au, or -eau can be pluralized like this, but there are a few exceptions.
These exceptions take an s in the plural form.
​French Singular | French Plural​ | Translation (plural)​
​un bleu | ​des bleus | ​bruises
​un landau | ​des landaus | ​prams/strollers
​un pneu | ​des pneus | ​tyres/tires
​un sarrau | ​des sarraus | ​smocks
Source: https://languageatlas.com/french-a1/how-to-make-nouns-plural-in-french

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: J’ai un chat et ma sœur a trois ____.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: I have a cat and my sister has three cats.
[Back] Answer Sentence: J’ai un chat et ma sœur a trois chats.
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Answer of Blank Area: chats

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Mon frère a une maison, mais j’ai trois ____.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: My brother has one house, but I have 3 houses.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Mon frère a une maison, mais j’ai trois maisons.
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Answer of Blank Area: maisons

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Ils ont un enfant et j’ai deux ____.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: They have one child and I have 2 children.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Ils ont un enfant et j’ai deux enfants.
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Answer of Blank Area: enfants

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Mon bras est musclé, mais leurs ____ sont fins.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: My arm is muscular, but their arms are thin.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Mon bras est musclé, mais leurs bras sont fins.
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Answer of Blank Area: bras

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: L’animal a une noix, mais il a besoin de deux ____.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: The animal has one nut, but he needs two nuts.
[Back] Answer Sentence: L’animal a une noix, mais il a besoin de deux noix.
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Answer of Blank Area: noix

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Mon nez est gros, mais leurs ____ sont petits.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: My nose is big, but their noses are small.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Mon nez est gros, mais leurs nez sont petits.
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Answer of Blank Area: nez

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Avez-vous un animal de compagnie ? J’adore les ____ de compagnie.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: Do you have a pet? I love pets.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Avez-vous un animal de compagnie ? J’adore les animaux de compagnie.
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Answer of Blank Area: animaux

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: J’ai un cheval ici et deux ____ là.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: I have one horse here and two horses there.
[Back] Answer Sentence: J’ai un cheval ici et deux chevaux là.
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Answer of Blank Area: chevaux

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Vous avez un journal pour moi ? – Non, mais vous pouvez acheter des ____ au magasin là-bas.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: Do you have a newspaper for me? – No, but you can buy newspapers at the store over there.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Vous avez un journal pour moi ? – Non, mais vous pouvez acheter des journaux au magasin là-bas.
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Answer of Blank Area: journaux

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Il a les ____ bruns.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: He has brown hair.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Il a les cheveux bruns.
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Answer of Blank Area: cheveux

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: J’ai un tuyau ici et les autres ____ sont avec Eloïse.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: I have one pipe here and the other pipes are with Eloise.
[Back] Answer Sentence: J’ai un tuyau ici et les autres tuyaux sont avec Eloïse.
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Answer of Blank Area: tuyaux

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Un jour, je voudrais vivre dans ce château, ou dans un de ces autres ____.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: One day, I would like to live in this castle, or one of those other castles.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Un jour, je voudrais vivre dans ce château, ou dans un de ces autres châteaux.
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Answer of Blank Area: châteaux

[Front] Sentence With a Blank Area: Pauline, tu vas acheter un gâteau ? – Non, je voudrais acheter trois ____.
Translation/Word Definitions/Hints/Other: Pauline, are you going to buy one cake? – No I would like to buy three cakes.
[Back] Answer Sentence: Pauline, tu vas acheter un gâteau ? – Non, je voudrais acheter trois gâteaux.
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Answer of Blank Area: gâteaux