Starter quiz
- Select the plurals from the list below. Remember, a plural noun means there is more than one.
- spoons ✓
- bus
- pen
- birds ✓
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- Match the singular and plural forms of the nouns.
- house⇔houses ✓
- apple⇔apples ✓
- banana⇔bananas ✓
- story⇔stories ✓
- knife⇔knives ✓
- dog⇔dogs ✓
- Select the plural common nouns.
- trees ✓
- bicycle
- Tuesday
- coats ✓
- peace
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- What does 'plural' mean?
- only one
- three
- more than one ✓
- a noun
- none
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- What rule is being used when the word 'jog' becomes 'jogging' when adding the suffix -ing?
- Just add -ing.
- Remove the 'e' and add -ing.
- Double the consonant and add -ing. ✓
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- What rule is being used when the word 'rely' becomes 'relied' when adding the suffix -ed?
- Just add -ed.
- Remove the ‘y’ and add -ied. ✓
- Remove the ‘e’ and add -ed.
- Double the consonant and add -ed.
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Exit quiz
- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: I love these partees.
- partys
- parties ✓
- partyes
- partyies
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: The donkies are braying in the field.
- donkys
- donkeys ✓
- donkeyes
- donkyies
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- Choose the correct spelling of the word in bold in the following sentence: Do you believe in faerys?
- fairys
- fairies ✓
- faires
- fairyes
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. Pass the bowl of cherrys please!
- 'cherries' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. It is wrong to haras others.
- 'harass' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. Which book would you recomend?
- 'recommend' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Adding -s or -es to a noun creates a plural.
- If the word ends in a vowel (a, e, i, u) or consonant, just add -s.
- If the word ends in 'y' preceded by a vowel, just add -s.
- If the word ends in 'y' preceded by a consonant, remove the 'y' and add -ies.
- How to spell the curriculum words: harass and recommend.
Common misconception
Pupils may not be able to spell the root word of plural nouns that are being focused on.
For pupils who need more support, provide the root word (singular noun) as a starting point for Practise Task B, so they can focus on securing the rules around plurals.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word
Noun - a naming word for people, places and things
Singular - only one
Plural - more than one
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
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