Plurals #1
What is D I S H E S?
Spell plural of nonsense work ZORK.
What is Z O R K?
Spell plural of CLIFF.
What is C L I F F S?
Spell plural of nonsense word DIRF.
What is D I R F S?
Spell plural of DRESS.
Spell plural of B U S.
What is B U S E S?
Spell plural of nonsense word DRAPT.
What is D R A P T S?
Spell plural of LEAF.
What is L E A V E S?
Spell plural of F O X.
What is F O X E S?
Spell plural of nonsense word DROY.
What is D R O Y S?
Spell plural of SCARF.
What is S C A R V E S?
Spell plural of W O L F.
What is W O L V E S?
The plurals DAYS and GUYS.
What are two plural nouns ending in a vowel + Y where you just added an -S?
Spell plural of TRY.
What is T R I E S?
The words PARTIES and COUNTRIES.
What are 2 words where the final Y is changed to an I and the suffix -ES is added to make the noun plural?
Answers can vary. Possible answers:
parties cities
countries rubies
babies tries
Spell plural of nonsense word BRIDEO.
What is B R I D E O S?
Look at the nouns RADIO, KANGAROO, & nonsense word VADEO. What would be the rule to make these plural?
You'd just add the suffix -S because there's a vowel in front of the O.
Three nouns where the suffix -ES is added.
What are _______, ______, & _____? (Must be spelled correctly.)
Spell plural of TOMATO.
What is T O M A T O E S (or T O M A T O S)
When do you change the Y to an I and add the suffix -ES, & give an example.
When there's a consonant before the Y, you change the Y to an I and add the suffix -ES as in _____.
What are the 5 ending letters of words which cause you to add the suffix -ES instead of just an -S? Also, give an example.
You add -ES when words end in CH, SH, S, X, or Z as in ___________.
When do you change the F to a V and add the suffix -ES, & give an example.
When there's a consonant before the F you change the F to a V & add -ES as in ______.
What's the plural rule for nouns ending in O or EO, & give an example.
If there's a consonant before the O or EO (such as in HERO or VIDEO), you usually add the suffix -ES.
What's an exception to the rule about changing the F to a V and adding the suffix -ES?
The plural of CLIFF is CLIFFS. You don't change the F to a V and add -ES; you just add an -S.