Starter quiz
- What happens when the noun 'tray' becomes plural?
- Just add -s. ✓
- Just add -es.
- Remove the 'y', add -ies.
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- What happens when the noun 'bunny' becomes plural?
- Just add -s.
- Just add -es.
- Remove the 'y', add -ies. ✓
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- What happens when the noun 'house' becomes plural?
- Just add -s. ✓
- Just add -es.
- Remove the 'y', add -ies.
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- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. There were several fammlees in the park.
- 'families' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. The munkees are screeching so loudly.
- 'monkeys' ✓
- Correct the spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. I went to two partees over the holidays.
- 'parties' ✓
Exit quiz
- When creating plural nouns, you add the suffix -es to root words ending in which letters?
- x ✓
- f
- y
- ss or s ✓
- ch or sh ✓
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- Match the nouns to the rules they demonstrate when becoming plural.
- kiss - kisses⇔Just add -es. ✓
- festivity - festivities⇔Remove the ‘y’, add -ies ✓
- calf - calves⇔Remove ‘f’ or ‘fe’, add -ves ✓
- Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. There are still several active vulkaynows in the world.
- 'volcanoes' ✓
- Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. I do not like tomartos in my sandwhiches.
- 'tomatoes' ✓
- Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. There was a famous band of theevs in the land.
- 'thieves' ✓
- Write the correct spelling of the word in bold in the sentence. I would like three lowvs of bread please.
- 'loaves' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- If the root word ends in a ‘sh’, ‘ch’, ‘ss’ or ‘x’, then add the suffix -es.
- If the root word ends in an ‘o’, it can use -s or -es.
- If the root word ends in a ‘f’ or ‘fe’, then the ‘f’ is replaced by ‘v’ before adding the suffix -es.
- How to spell the curriculum words: twelfth, often and appear.
Common misconception
Children often use an apostrophe s, when they hear an 's' at the end of the word.
Remind children of the rules for using apostrophes. Only use an apostrophe if you can name and recognise the rule - for omission or possession.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a root word
Plural - more than one
Singular - only one
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Noun - a naming word for people, places and things
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