Year 3 Plurals: -s, -es, -ies, -ves and Irregular Worksheet — Level 3 — Practice Set 4 — Answers

Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the Year 3 nouns worksheet.

Success TutoringWorksheetsAnswer sheetYear 3 · English · Nouns

Write the plural (more than one). Think about how the word ends.

1.one dish → two

Answer: dishes

Words ending in s, x, sh or ch add -es.

2.one piano → two

Answer: pianos

Some words ending in o just add -s.

3.many shelves → one

Answer: shelf

Change the f (or fe) to v and add -es.

4.one knife → two

Answer: knives

Change the f (or fe) to v and add -es.

5.one loaf → two

Answer: loaves

Change the f (or fe) to v and add -es.

6.many churches → one

Answer: church

Words ending in s, x, sh or ch add -es.

7.one potato → two

Answer: potatoes

Some words ending in o add -es.

8.one lady → two

Answer: ladies

A consonant before the y: change y to i and add -es.

9.many foxes → one

Answer: fox

Words ending in s, x, sh or ch add -es.

10.one fly → two

Answer: flies

A consonant before the y: change y to i and add -es.

11.one child → two

Answer: children

This plural is irregular — it does not follow a rule.

12.many thieves → one

Answer: thief

Change the f (or fe) to v and add -es.

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