Plurals and the e drop rule

To make a word plural:

If a word ends in s, sh, x, ch, z, the suffix is...

• 's' (not es)

• ‘es’ (not just ‘s’)

E drop rule:

When adding a vowel suffix (a suffix that begins with a vowel like -er, -en, -ing) to a silent e word...

• drop the ‘e’

• keep the e

• change the e to y

• change the e to i

The plural of church is...

• Churchs

• Churches

• Churches's

The plural of fox is...

• Foxxes

• Foxs

• Foxes

• Foxxs

The plural of school is...

• Schools

• Schooles

• Schooles's

• Schools's

The plural of binder is...

• binderrs

• binderes

• binderrs

• binders

Hope + ing

• Hopeing

• Hoping

• Hopping

• Hopeinng

Bake + er

• Baker

• Bakeer

• Bakr

• Bakerr

Drive + er

• Drivr

• Drivver

• Driverr

• Driver

Give + ing

• Giving

• Giveing

• Givving

• Giveinng