Plural
What does plural mean?
Which two words make up I'm
I am
I am an animal that has wings, flies in the sky, has feathers, and chirps. What Bossy R is in my name?
'IR'
bIRd
You can eat me at a bbq with mustard or ketchup. What compound word am I?
hotdog
What does -ing show in a word?
It shows something happening now (present tense).
Which words are plural?
stronger, stories, pencil, classrooms
stories
classrooms
Which two words make up the contraction you've
You have
Which bossy R says the name of the letter 'R'?
\ar\ like farm, car, alarm
I am very colorful and found in the sky. What compound word am I?
rainbow
True or False: -ed means the action is happening now.
FALSE- it shows an action that already happened (past tense).
What do you usually add to a word to make it plural?
Add a -s to the end of a word.
The two words will not make the contraction
won't
Which bossy r usually comes at the end of a word?
\er\ like summer, sister, brother, teacher
I am a red fruit with seeds all over. What compound word am I?
strawberry
When do you double the last letter before adding -ed?
When a word has a short vowel sound and ends in one consonant like
stop → stopped
plan → planned
rub → rubbed
What do you add if a word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh?
Add -es to the end of a word.
Name and spell a contraction with the ending have
I've
You've
Would've
Should've
Which bossy r is also a word we use to choose between two things?
\or\
Should we go to the park OR the mall?
Do you like chips OR candy better?
I swim in the water and can sting you. What compound word am I?
jellyfish
How do you make this word past tense?
go
go → went
The word go is irregular, so you do not add -ed. Instead, it changes completely to went to show it already happened.
What happens to a word ending in consonant + y?
Change y to i and add es.
Baby→ Babies
Fly→ Flies
What is a contraction?
A contraction is two words combined into one shorter word using an apostrophe.
Which of the following words has both an -ar AND an -or vowel sound?
-Soared
-Cardboard
-Morning
-Alarm
Cardboard
You use me to clean the white things in your mouth. What compound word am I?
toothbrush
How do you make this word past tense?
eat
eat → ate
The word eat is irregular, so you don’t add -ed. It changes to ate to show it already happened.