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Plurals: -s or -es? — Answers

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Plurals: -s or -es? — Answers

Part A: Pick the plural

Most words add -s. Words that end in s, x, sh or ch add -es. Circle the correct plural.

1.one fox, two (answer space)
  1. Afoxs
  2. Bfoxes

Answer: foxes

Fox ends in x, so we add -es: foxes.

2.one frog, two (answer space)
  1. Afrogs
  2. Bfrogies

Answer: frogs

Frog does not end in s, x, sh or ch, so we just add -s: frogs.

3.one brush, two (answer space)
  1. Abrushs
  2. Bbrushes

Answer: brushes

Brush ends in sh, so we add -es: brushes.

4.one lunch, two (answer space)
  1. Alunchs
  2. Blunches

Answer: lunches

Lunch ends in ch, so we add -es: lunches.

5.one duck, two (answer space)
  1. Aducks
  2. Bduckes

Answer: ducks

Duck ends in ck, not ch, so we just add -s: ducks.

6.one glass, two (answer space)
  1. Aglasss
  2. Bglasses

Answer: glasses

Glass ends in s, so we add -es: glasses.

Part B: Write the plural

Say the plural out loud. If you hear an extra -iz sound at the end, the word needs -es.

7.one dress, two (answer space)

Answer: dresses

Dress ends in s, so add -es.

8.one ship, two (answer space)

Answer: ships

Ship ends in p, so add -s.

9.one peach, two (answer space)

Answer: peaches

Peach ends in ch, so add -es.

10.one wish, two (answer space)

Answer: wishes

Wish ends in sh, so add -es.

11.one sock, two (answer space)

Answer: socks

Sock ends in ck, so add -s.

12.one six, two (answer space)

Answer: sixes

Six ends in x, so add -es.

13.one watch, two (answer space)

Answer: watches

Watch ends in ch, so add -es.

14.one bell, two (answer space)

Answer: bells

Bell ends in l, so add -s.

Part C: True or false?

15.To make kiss plural, we add -es.

Answer: True

Kiss ends in s, so it becomes kisses.

16.To make pig plural, we add -es.

Answer: False

Pig just adds -s: pigs.

17.To make box plural, we add -es.

Answer: True

Box ends in x, so it becomes boxes.

18.To make hen plural, we add -es.

Answer: False

Hen just adds -s: hens.

Part D: Fix it

Each sentence has one plural with a mistake. Write the sentence again correctly.

19.I have two brushs.

Answer: I have two brushes.

Brush ends in sh, so the plural is brushes.

20.We saw three foxs.

Answer: We saw three foxes.

Fox ends in x, so the plural is foxes.

21.The two benchs are wet.

Answer: The two benches are wet.

Bench ends in ch, so the plural is benches.

22.I can see two bushs.

Answer: I can see two bushes.

Bush ends in sh, so the plural is bushes.

Part E: Your turn

23.Your turn: write a sentence with two plural nouns. Use one that adds -s and one that adds -es.

Model answer: I put the cups and the dishes in the sink. (cups adds -s; dishes adds -es)

Success criteria:

  • One complete sentence
  • One plural that adds -s and one that adds -es, both with the correct ending
  • Starts with a capital letter and ends with a punctuation mark
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