SPELLING RULES Plurals

DEFINITION OF PLURAL: More than one

RULE FOR PLURALS: 1. Most nouns form plurals by adding –s to the end  Example= room, rooms 2. Nouns that end with “y” change the “y” to –ies  Example= cherry, cherries 3. Nouns that end with “vowel + y” end in “s” * Example= monkey, monkeys

MORE WITH PLURALS 4. Nouns that end with “fe” and “f” change the –ves  Examples= leaf, leaves and knife=knives *exception* words that end in “ff” as in “cliff” just add “s”- cliffs 5. Add –es to words that end in “ch”, “sh”, “ss”, “x” or “z”  Example=arch, arches  Example=clash, clashes  Example=class, classes  Example=box, boxes  Example=quiz, quizzes

YOU TRY! CHANGE THE WORDS BELOW SO THEY HAVE A PLURAL ENDING: Fox Shoe Porch Toy Company Cliff Wolf bookshelf Foxes Shoes Porches Toys Companies Cliffs Wolves bookshelves

ACTIVITY CHOICE! 1. Make a list of school supplies. Write them down in both singular AND plural form. (15 items). 2. Write a paragraph on your morning routine. Using a highlighter, mark all the plural words in each sentences. You must use at least TEN. 3. (Challenge!) Can you think of TEN words that end in “s” that are NOT already plural? Change them to their correct plural ending.