Person, place, or thing?
Common VS Proper
Is the plural spelled correctly?
100

Teacher

A teacher is a person!

100

Eugene Field Elementary School

Eugene Field Elementary School is a proper noun!

100

City -> Cities

It is spelled correctly! Because there is a 'y' at the end of the word, the ending changes to -ies. 

200

Playground

A playground is a place!

200

Dog

Dog is a common noun!

200

Strawberry -> Strawberres

Because there was a 'y' at the end of the word, you need to add -ies to the end of the word. So the correct spelling is Strawberries!

300

Basketball

Basketball is a thing!

300

River

A river is a common noun, what if I said the Missouri River?

300

Wolf -> Wolfs

For words that end in an 'f', you need to add -ves to the end of the word to make it plural. The correct spelling is wolves! 

400

The Moon

The Moon is a place!

400

Nintendo Switch

A Nintendo Switch is a proper noun!

400

Fox -> Foxes

This is the correct spelling! Because the word ends in an 'x' you need to add the -es ending. 

500

Vacation

Vacation is a thing!

500

Google

Google is a proper noun! 

500

Tomato -> Tomatoes

This is the correct spelling! For words that end with an 'o', you need to add the -es ending.