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Adding -s and -es to make plurals

English · Grammar & Punctuation · ages 5-6
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  1. Which word keeps the whole word 'block' and adds just -s?

    • bloks
    • blocks
    • blockes

  2. Join dog and s. Which plural word do you get?

    • dogs
    • doges
    • dog

  3. What does a plural noun name?

    • Just one thing
    • No things at all
    • More than one

  4. In 'One dog runs', dog names more than one.

    Circle one:   True   False

  5. Which of these noun endings needs -es?

    • m
    • sh
    • t

  6. What is the plural of 'box'?

    • boxes
    • boxies
    • boxs

  7. What is the plural of 'lunch'?

    • lunches
    • lunchess
    • lunchs

  8. Read these plural nouns: boxes, brushes, buses, stars. How many were made by adding -es?

    Answer: ______________

  9. Which word is not spelled correctly as a plural?

    • boxes
    • wishs
    • cats

  10. Leo wrote: 'Two bench are in the park.' Which sentence fixes the noun?

    • Two benchs are in the park.
    • Two benches are in the park.
    • Two benche are in the park.
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Adding -s and -es to make plurals W1-mt_18qkgxr_-T-s1

  1. blocks · Keep all the letters in block and add s. The result is blocks.
  2. dogs · Dog + s = dogs. Keep every letter in dog and add s.
  3. More than one · A plural noun names more than one person, place or thing.
  4. False · One dog means a single dog. Dog is not plural in this sentence.
  5. sh · A noun ending in sh adds -es, as in dish and dishes.
  6. boxes · Box ends in x. Keep box and add -es to make boxes.
  7. lunches · Lunch ends in the ch sound heard in peach. Add -es to make lunches.
  8. 3 · Add es to box, brush and bus to make boxes, brushes and buses. Stars adds only s. Three words were made with -es.
  9. wishs · Box + es = boxes and cat + s = cats. Wish ends in sh, so its plural is wishes, not wishs.
  10. Two benches are in the park. · Two needs a plural noun. Bench ends in ch as in peach, so add -es: benches.
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