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Plurals We are learning to add -s and es to words to make them plurals. 29/4/09

When we are writing about more then one, make the noun a plural by:

by adding s to the end of the word: Cakes, cards, birds Or by adding es(usually when words end in x,z,s,ch,sh,and some times o) boxes, buzzes, churches

when words end with ‘y’, change the ‘y’ to an ‘I’ before adding ‘es’.Skies, flies 5)Sometimes when a word ends in ‘f’ or an ‘fe change the ‘f’ or ‘fe’ to a ‘v’ and add -es. Knife-knives.

6)Sometimes words almost change compeletly; Tooth-teeth

7)Sometimes words don’t change at all; Sheep,fish,deerQuick

10 Plurals Test.

The Men chased the foxes over the paddocks.

I lit the fire with The matches.

The women walked past the wharfs.

My children really like crayfish.

Canaries

The mice ran across the floor.

The thief's ran down the road.

My teeth needed fillings.

The volcanoes are in the middle of the Islands.

10. The chief’s are playing the cane tomorrow.