Regular Plural Rules

Which of these words are nouns?

• cow

• mother

• old

• banana

• school

Tags

CCSS.L.1.1B

CCSS.L.3.1A

CCSS.L.K.1B

Which of these words are PLURAL nouns?

• peaches

• doctors

• monkey

• writes

• city

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

Which letters can we add to a noun to make it plural?

• ing

• ed

• s

• es

• ies

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.4B

CCSS.L.9-10.4B

CCSS.L.K.4B

CCSS.RF.1.3F

Make this noun plural:

one duck, two ________

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

If a noun ends in a consonant + y (like lady) how do we make it plural?

• Double the y, add es. (ladyyes)

• Just add ies. (ladyies)

• Just add s. (ladys)

• Drop the y, add ies. (ladies)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

Make this noun plural:

one butterfly, two ________

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

If a noun ends in vowel + y (like boy), how do we make it plural?

• Double the y, add es. (boyyes)

• Just add s. (boys)

• Drop the y, add es. (boes)

• Drop the y, add ies. (boies)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

Make this noun plural:

One toy, two _______

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

When making a noun plural, we add es to nouns that end in...

• -ch (like benches)

• -sh (like leashes)

• -x (like boxes)

• -ss (like dresses)

• -o (like heroes)

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C

Make this noun plural:

One watch, two __________

Tags

CCSS.L.2.1B

CCSS.L.3.1B

CCSS.L.K.1C