Understanding Pluralization Rules in English

The video tutorial covers the concept of base words and their endings, focusing on ES and IES endings. It begins with a warm-up exercise to identify base words by removing endings. The tutorial explains when to add ES to words ending in specific letters and when to change Y to I before adding ES. Examples and sentences are provided to illustrate these rules. The video concludes with a review of the rules for adding ES and IES to base words.

What are the two endings discussed in the lesson?

• FUL and LESS

• ED and ING

• ES and IES

• LY and ER

What is the base word of 'bunnies'?

• Bun

• Bunny

• Bunies

• Bunys

What is the base word of 'puppies'?

• Puppy

• Puppys

• Puppies

• Pup

What is the base word of 'cries'?

• Cried

• Cry

• Crie

• Cries

What is the base word of 'rushes'?

• Rushed

• Rushs

• Rushes

• Rush

What do you add to 'dish' to make it 'dishes'?

• S

• ES

• IES

• ED

What do you add to 'mix' to make it 'mixes'?

• S

• ES

• IES

• ED

What do you add to 'buzz' to make it 'buzzes'?

• ED

• S

• ES

• IES

What do you add to 'catch' to make it 'catches'?

• ED

• S

• IES

• ES

Which rule applies to words ending in a consonant followed by Y?

• Add S

• Add ING

• Add ES

• Change Y to I and add ES