Irregular Plural Nouns
What is the rule for making a word that ends with f or fe plural?
Drop the f and add ves
What is the correct spelling for this word?
a. debatid
b. dibated
c. debated
d. dabated
c. debated
What is James Naismith famous for?
Creating the game of basketball
What month was basketball officially established as a sport?
Where town does the Iditarod begin in?
Anchorage, Alaksa OR Mt. Denali
What is the mistake in the sentence and how do I fix it?
- There were so many persons at the pool.
Change persons to people
What is the correct spelling of the word?
a. seen
b.sceen
c. scen
d. scene
d. scene
Name 3 of James Naismiths' jobs
lumberjack
Minister
International YMCA Training School
Director of Physical Education
Doctor
Assistant physical director
Professor
Military Chaplin
What was originally used as the baskets in basketball?
Peach baskets
What is the person driving the dog sled called?
Musher
What are the mistakes in the sentence?
-There were lots of mans and womans at the park.
Men and women
How do you spell this word.
-a group of pretty red flowers
roses
Why did James and his siblings move in with their grandmother?
To prevent them from getting sick.
What ball was originally used for basketball?
Soccer ball.
About how many miles long is the race?
Just over 1,000 miles/
What is the plural for the following words?
-goose
-mouse
-tooth
geese
mice
teeth
How do you spell this word?
-A tiny instrument
flute
What caused James to create the game of basketball?
Due to the weather in the winter, the men had to come indoors to exercise. James was told to create a fun indoor game for the winter time.
True or false
Dribbling was in the original rules of basketball
false: dribbling became part of the game a few years later.
Why did the Iditarod initially begin?
People raced across Alaksa to get medicine from one side of the state to another.
The kids dipped their foots in the pool.
feet
What is the correct spelling?
a.) sloped
b.) slooped
c.) soloped
d.) slopped
a.) sloped
How did James meet his wife?
She was on one of the first women's basketball teams.
What country was James born in?
Canada
True or false
Everybody racing in the Iditarod is from Alaska
false: there are people from all over!