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📏 Rule: If a word ends in s, x, z, ch, or sh, add -es to make it plural.
box → boxes dish → dishes
1) Read the Word Pairs 🗣️
Notice the extra e before the s.
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2) Add -es ✏️
Make each word a plural by adding -es.
3) -s or -es? 📂
Sort each word into the correct column for its plural.
Words: cat, box, hat, dish, dog, bus, fox, book
4) Fill in the Blank ✏️
Choose the right plural word from the bank.
boxesfoxesdishesbrushesbusespeaches
- 1. We packed our books in three big .
- 2. Two red ran through the woods.
- 3. After dinner, we wash the .
- 4. I have two paint .
- 5. Yellow took the kids to school.
- 6. The are sweet and juicy.
Ex.2: boxes, foxes, buses, dishes, brushes, peaches, wishes, matches · Ex.3: -s: cat, hat, dog, book — -es: box, dish, bus, fox · Ex.4: 1) boxes · 2) foxes · 3) dishes · 4) brushes · 5) buses · 6) peaches