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Third person spelling rules

Third person spelling rules

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English

1st Grade - University

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Third person spelling rules

When we talk about a routine, we can also tell the routine that another person does. When this person is he, she or it (my father, my mother, my teacher...), we need to change the action (conjugate).

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Rule 1: add -s

For most of the actions we need to add -s at the end of the actions (but remember, this is only for he, she , it).

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Multiple Choice

He (stop)

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He stops

2

He stopss

3

He stopes

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Multiple Choice

She (run)

1

She run

2

she runes

3

she runs

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Multiple Choice

She (talk)

1

She talks

2

She talk

3

She talkes

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Multiple Choice

My dog (sleep)

1

My dog sleepes

2

My dog sleep

3

My dog sleeps

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Rule 2: add -es

IF the action ends in ch, sh, x, s, z, o, add -es at the end of the action :)

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Multiple Choice

He (brush)

1

He brushes

2

He brushs

3

He brush

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Multiple Choice

He (fix)

1

He fixs

2

He fix

3

He fixes

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Multiple Choice

He (do)

1

He dos

2

He does

3

He do

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Multiple Choice

My cat (kiss)

1

My cat kisss

2

My cat kisses

3

My cat kiss

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Rule 3: add -ies or -s

If the action ends in "y", you have two options.

If you have a vowel before the "Y" so add -s: I play but he plays If you have a consonant before the "Y" so delete the "Y" and add -ies: I study but she studies

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Multiple Choice

He (fly)

1

He flies

2

He flyes

3

He flys

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Multiple Choice

My girlfriends (buy)

1

My girlfriend buys

2

My girlfriend buyes

3

My girlfriend buies

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Multiple Choice

Trump (cry)

1

Trump crys

2

Trump cries

3

Trump cryes

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Multiple Choice

My baby (play)

1

My baby playes

2

My baby plaies

3

My baby plays

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That's all

Time to practice. Let's do those items and try to give the correct answer. :)

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Multiple Choice

Peter and his friends __________ (go) to school by bus.

1

go

2

goes

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Multiple Choice

Elephants __________ (eat) leaves and grass.

1

eat

2

eats

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Multiple Choice

David __________ (work) in a hospital.

1

work

2

works

3

workes

4

workies

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Multiple Choice

The bank opens at 9.30 and __________ (close) at 4.30.

1

close

2

closies

3

closes

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Multiple Choice

Tom and Jim __________ (play) football every day after school

1

plays

2

plaies

3

play

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Multiple Choice

Mr Jones is a teacher. He __________ (teach) History.

1

teach

2

teachs

3

teaches

4

teachies

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Multiple Choice

My friend __________ (live) in Japan.

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lives

2

livees

3

livies

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Multiple Choice

Mary __________ (watch) cartoons every Sunday morning

1

watch

2

watchies

3

watches

4

watchs

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Multiple Choice

John __________ (clean) his room every day.

1

cleans

2

cleanes

3

clean

4

cleanies

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The end

Practice and practice and practice

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Third person spelling rules

When we talk about a routine, we can also tell the routine that another person does. When this person is he, she or it (my father, my mother, my teacher...), we need to change the action (conjugate).

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