"The correct answer is: Option 3 i.e., geese. Key Points The word goose refers to a type of large waterfowl with a long neck, typically seen in ponds and lakes. (हंस) Example: The goose swam gracefully across the lake. Geese is the plural form of goose and refers to more than one goose. (हंसों) Example: A flock of geese flew over the field, heading south for the winter. Hence, the correct plural form of 'goose' is 'geese'. Therefore, the correct answer is: Option 3 i.e., geese. Additional Information Here are the other options explained along with their Hindi meanings and example sentences: Gooses: Incorrect plural form of goose. ​Goossess: Incorrect and non-existent word. ​Gease: Incorrect spelling of the plural form geese." Answer from Testbook on testbook.com
geese
/gēs/
noun
  1. pl. of goose.
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June 11, 2025 - The correct plural form of goose is geese. “Gooses” is incorrect and should be avoided, although it is sometimes used in casual and informal contexts.
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"The plural of the word 'goose' is:"
The correct answer is: Option 3 i.e., geese. Key Points The word "goose" refers to a type of large waterfowl with a long neck, typically seen More on testbook.com
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grammatical number - "Goose"–"geese" vs. "moose"–"moose" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
Why is it that the plural of goose is geese but the plural of moose is moose? The same goes for mouse and house. Mouse becomes mice, yet house becomes houses. More on english.stackexchange.com
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Plural of goose
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The plural of "goose" is "geese". | WordReference Forums
While there are plenty of threads on "goose" and additional on "geese", none seemed to address the following. "Your goose is cooked" is a fixed expression meaning you are a lot of trouble. It is always "goose" never "geese". The situation is this: Party #1 says, "It looks like your goose is... More on forum.wordreference.com
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GOOSE Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
2 weeks ago - plural geese ˈgēs · Synonyms of goose · 1 · a · : any of numerous large waterfowl (family Anatidae) that are intermediate between the swans and ducks and have long necks, feathered lores, and reticulate tarsi · b · : a female goose as distinguished from a gander ·
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Why is there so much diversity in how English nouns are pluralized? answers most of your question quite well, I think. The relevant summary is that English (a) has major influences from a very wide range of sources (b) is rooted in Old English, which has several pluralisation schemas for different classes of word. So some Old English words pluralise by suffixing -s, some by suffixing -en, some with a vowel shift and some stay the same. Some words (ox/oxen, louse/lice) have kept their old plurals, and others have 'normalised' due to pressure on the language to be regular (cow/kine). Wikipedia has a nice reference on English plurals if you feel like exploring.

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The word "goose" comes into English from an ancient Germanic language that had something called strong declension. Basically, what it means is that these words, which include "foot" and "tooth," pluralize by changing the "oo" to "ee" (like foot/feet and tooth/teeth). So that's why the plural of "goose" is "geese." Similar rules come into play for the words "louse" and "mouse." While people may have used a word similar to "hide" as the plural form of "house," the word was simply modernized into the more standard form of English pluralization (addition of the letter -s) while the others were not. "Moose" comes into English from a North American/Native American source around 400 years ago and does not follow the ancient Germanic language rules. The similarities between the two words is simply coincidental.

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We'll begin with box, and the plural is boxes; But the plural of ox should be oxen, not oxes. Then one fowl is goose, but two are called geese, Yet the plural of moose should never be meese.
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What is the proper plural for Canada Goose & Tufted Titmouse? | BirdForum
November 24, 2006 - We don't say "America Kestrel" ... can enlighten all of us...? :h?: ... According to this web site, the plural would be Canada Geese....
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Goose - Wikipedia
2 weeks ago - In Germanic languages, the root gave Old English gōs with the plural gēs and gandra (becoming Modern English goose, geese, gander, respectively), West Frisian goes, gies and guoske, Dutch: gans, ganzen, ganzerik, New High German Gans, Gänse, ...
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Moose vs. Mooses vs. Meese
July 29, 2025 - The plural form of moose is moose. We saw a herd of moose during our road trip to Canada. Moose on the Loose If the plural of goose is geese, then the
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Which is correct: 'gooses' or 'geese'? - Quora
Answer (1 of 13): That depends on what you want to say. Plural: geese, more than one goose (fowl). “A flock of geese flew over us.” Present tense narrative: “The cheeky young man gooses the girl’s bottom, earning himself a word with the HR department or the magistrate.” Present tense of goose, ...
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August 8, 2016 - The situation is this: Party #1 says, "It looks like your goose is cooked." Party #2 says, "Yeah, well it looks like your goose is cooked too." Party #1 says, "I guess both of our geese/gooses are cooked." Grammatically it properly "geese", but the phrase is never "geese" it is always "goose".
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All Geese and No Meese
October 5, 2021 - Have you ever noticed that the ... were taken from different languages, they ended up with different plural forms – geese and moose....
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The Plural of Goose in English: A Complete Guide
May 18, 2025 - This irregular plural reflects English's historical development and linguistic inheritance. While most English nouns form their plurals by simply adding a suffix (like "dog" becoming "dogs"), a small but significant set of nouns – including "goose" – follow ancient Germanic patterns that involve changing the vowel sound within the word itself.
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Geese vs Goose: Which Is Plural?
May 18, 2023 - The plural form of “goose” is “geese”. “Geese” is the only correct plural form of “goose”. “Goose” is not functional as a plural and “gooses” is not actually a word, so you should never use it.