Inflectional Endings Spelling

What would you add to the end of Inch to make it plural?

(a)  

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inflectional ending -es

Change the word from fry to the plural version

(a)  

Answer explanation

Remember, when a noun ends in Y you change the Y to an i then add es.

For example: baby would be babies

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inflectional endings -ies (nouns ending in y)

Change party to plural :

(a)  

Answer explanation

Remember when a noun ends in y you change the y to an i then add es.

For example: city would become cities

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inflectional endings -ies (nouns ending in y)

Which words are spelled correctly?

• city

• cities

• sitee

• sities

Answer explanation

Nouns that end in Y will change the Y for an i then add es to make them plural.

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inflectional endings -ies (nouns ending in y)

Choose the word that is spelled correctly:

• pitches

• piches

• pitck

• pitchs

Answer explanation

The singular of pitches is the word pitch. The word pitch ends in TCH, therefore you just add es to the end.

Words ending in ch, sh, s, ss, x, or z will add es to the end to make it plural.

For example: witch would be witches

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inflectional ending -es

Match the following the plural ending to each word

• s

• nois

• ies

• penn

• es

• meal

Answer explanation

Remember the rules:

Words that end in Y will drop the Y and change it to an i then add es. (baby to babies)

Words ending in ch, tch, sh, s, ss, x or z will add es to the end. (pitch to pitches)

Most other nouns will just add and s to the end. (flower to flowers)

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Inflectional endings -s

Change the word noise to plural:

(a)  

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inflectional ending -es

Which words are spelled correctly?

• dish

• dishes

• disies

• dishs

Answer explanation

The singular of pitches is the word pitch. The word pitch ends in TCH, therefore you just add es to the end.

Words ending in ch, sh, s, ss, x, or z will add es to the end to make it plural.

For example: witch would be witches

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inflectional ending -es

What is the plural of the word: penny

(a)  

Answer explanation

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inflectional endings -ies (nouns ending in y)

Choose the option that changes the word "meal" to plural, meaning more than one meal:

meal (a)  

• s
• es
• ies
• z

Answer explanation

Words that end in Y will drop the Y and change it to an i then add es. (baby to babies)

Words ending in ch, tch, sh, s, ss, x or z will add es to the end. (pitch to pitches)

Most other nouns will just add and s to the end. (flower to flowers)

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Inflectional endings -s