Form regular plurals with -s and -es
key notes :
| What is a plural? |
A plural means more than one of something.
- Singular → Plural
- 🐶 Dog → 🐶🐶 Dogs
- 🍎 Apple → 🍎🍎 Apples
| Adding -s |
Most nouns just need -s to become plural.
Examples:
- Cat → Cats 🐱🐱
- Book → Books 📚📚
- Car → Cars 🚗🚗
💡 Tip: If the word ends in a vowel + consonant (like a + t), just add -s.
| Adding -es |
If a noun ends in s, ss, sh, ch, x, or z, we add -es to make it plural.
Examples:
- Bus → Buses 🚌🚌
- Box → Boxes 📦📦
- Brush → Brushes 🖌️🖌️
- Watch → Watches ⌚⌚
- Buzz → Buzzes 🐝🐝
💡 Tip: Think of “extra -es” for words that already sound like they end with s.
| Rules in short ✨ |
| Ends With | Add… | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Most letters | -s | Cat → Cats 🐱🐱 |
| s, ss, sh, ch, x, z | -es | Box → Boxes 📦📦 |
| Practice Fun! 🎉 |
- One fox → Two ______ 🦊🦊 → Foxes
- One toy → Two ______ 🧸🧸 → Toys
- One brush → Three ______ 🖌️🖌️🖌️ → Brushes
Let’s practice!✒️
