Inflectional Ending -s, -es

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What is an inflectional ending?

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An inflectional ending is a suffix added to a word to change its form, such as tense or number.

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What does the suffix -s indicate when added to a noun?

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The suffix -s indicates that the noun is plural, meaning more than one.

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What does the suffix -es indicate when added to a noun?

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The suffix -es is used to make nouns plural when they end in certain letters, like 's', 'x', 'z', 'ch', or 'sh'.

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Add -es to the word 'lunch'.

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lunches

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Add -es to the word 'dress'.

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dresses

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Add -es to the word 'watch'.

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watches

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Add -es to the word 'box'.

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boxes

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When do we use -es instead of -s?

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We use -es when the noun ends in 's', 'x', 'z', 'ch', or 'sh'.

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What is the plural of 'bus'?

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buses

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What is the plural of 'fox'?

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foxes