-s and -es

-s and -es

Suffixes

Read this word

What can be added to make this word plural?

Add "s"

The suffix -s makes the word plural. This means there is more than one map.

When we tap words with suffixes, we only tap the base or root word

Ring

What is needed to make this word plural?

Rings

• What sound does the s make in rings?

• s is a suffix that says /s/ or /z/

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Fill in the Blanks

-es

• there is another suffix that can make a word plural

• -es says /iz/

• -es is used to make words plural that end in s, ch, sh, x, or z

-ing and -ed

• ing says /ing/ just like the glued sound

• -ing is used at the end of a word to show that an action is happening right now

What is the base word?

What is the suffix?

-ed

This suffix is added to the end a word to show that the action already happened

Multiple Choice

What word means to fold now?

• folded

• fold

• folding

• folds

Multiple Choice

Fold

What word means that it already happened?

• folds

• folding

• folded

• fold

Multiple Choice

What words means to swing now?

• swinging

• swings

• swing

• swinged

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of fox?

• fox

• foxs

• foxes

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of bag?

• bages

• bagged

• bagging

• bags

Multiple Choice

What is the plural of lunch?

• lunched

• lunching

• lunches

• lunchs