1. THEY ARE NOUNS THAT CHANGE TO PLURAL FORM BY ADDING: S FOR EXAMPLE: BOOKS ES ES FOR EXAMPLE: BUSES IES IES FOR EXAMPLE: BABIES

2. ADDING “S” WE ADD S TO MOST OF NOUNS. WE ADD S TO MOST OF NOUNS. SINGULARPLURAL APPLEAPPLES BOOKBOOKS CHAIRCHAIRS PICTUREPICTURES PAGEPAGES KEYKEYS COMPUTERCOMPUTERS PENPENS BIKEBIKES

3. EXERCISES: MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (CAT) MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (CAT) THEY ARE READING FIVE ______ THIS MONTH. (BOOK) THEY ARE READING FIVE ______ THIS MONTH. (BOOK) I WILL BUY TWO ______ FOR MY SCHOOL. (PEN) I WILL BUY TWO ______ FOR MY SCHOOL. (PEN) MY THREE ______ ARE NOT WORKING. (COMPUTER) MY THREE ______ ARE NOT WORKING. (COMPUTER) ALL MY _____ WILL COME TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY. (FRIEND) ALL MY _____ WILL COME TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY. (FRIEND)

4. ADDING “ES” After sounds s /s/, z /z/, sh / ʃ /, ch /t ʃ / and j /d ʒ /, we add the plural suffix -e / ɪ z/ SINGULARPLURAL BOXBOXES KISSKISSES WISHWISHES WATCHWATCHES BUSES GARAGEGARAGES JUDGEJUDGES

5. EXERCISES: MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) HIS SON ALWAYS BUYS EXPENSIVE _____(WATCH) HIS SON ALWAYS BUYS EXPENSIVE _____(WATCH) I WILL BUY TWO ______ FOR MY SCHOOL. (JUDGE) I WILL BUY TWO ______ FOR MY SCHOOL. (JUDGE) MY THREE ______ ARE NOT WORKING. (BUS) MY THREE ______ ARE NOT WORKING. (BUS) ALL MY _____ WILL COME TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY. (KISSES) ALL MY _____ WILL COME TO MY BIRTHDAY PARTY. (KISSES)

6. ADDING “ES” WE ADD ES TO MOST WORDS THAT END IN O SINGULARPLURAL TOMATOTOMATOES ECHOECHOES HEROHEROES POTATOPOTATOES OPTIONAL: OS OR OES. BUFFALO (BUFFALOES - BUFFALOS). MOSQUITO (MOSQUITOS - MOQUITOES). TORPEDO (TORPEDOS - TORPEDOES). ZERO (ZEROS - ZEROES)

7. EXERCISES: MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) )

8. ADDING “IES” WE ADD IES TO MOST WORDS THAT END IN “Y” SINGULARPLURAL BABYBABIES FRYFRIES SUPPLYSUPPLIES FLYFLIES BUTTERLFYBUTTERFLIES CANARYCANARIES SECRETARYSECRETARIES THEORYTHEORIES LADYLADIES

9. ADDING “IES” EXCEPTIONS SINGULARPLURAL BOYBOYS TOYTOYS KEYKEYS MONKEYMONKEYS DAYDAYS PLAYPLAYS

10. EXERCISES: MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) )

11. ADDING “VES” When a word ends in -F or -FE, we change the F to V and add -ES. SINGULARPLURAL LEAFLEAVES LIFELIVES THIEFTHIEVES SCARFSCARVES CALFCALVES KNIFEKNIVES LOAFLOAVES SHELFSHELVES WOLFWOLVES

12. EXERCISES: MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) )

13. ADDING “VES” EXCEPTIONS SINGULARPLURAL CLIFFCLIFFS ROOFROOFS BELIEFBELIEFS CHIEFCHIEFS

14. EXERCISES: MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) MARIA HAS FOUR ______. (BOX) )