This week we have been studying the rules for making words plural. We discussed the different ways to make words plural depending on how the word ends. The students were given a "Plural Noun Cheat Sheet" that they put inside their homework folder. This is a great tool for them to use to double check themselves as they do their homework. Just in case you need a refresher course in making words plural, here are the basic rules!
1. For most nouns, add s. Examples: car-cars, horse-horses
2. If a noun ends with ch, sh, s, x, or z, add es. Examples: bus-buses, brush-brushes, wax-waxes
3. If a noun ends with f, or fe, drop the f and add ves. Examples: scarf-scarves, leaf- leaves
4. If a noun ends with a y and the letter BEFORE the y is a vowel, just add s. Examples: boy-boys, monkey- monkeys
5. If a nouns ends with a y and the letter BEFORE is a consonant, drop the y and add ies. Examples: nanny-nannies, penny-pennies
**Some nouns form a plural differently like: man-men, goose-geese, child-children, foot-feet, mouse-mice, tooth-teeth**
Here are some games and activities to practice this new skill!
Plural Nouns
Plural Noun Matching
Who wants to be a plural millionaire?
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