This document provides exercises to practice forming plurals of nouns. It includes sorting words into "-s" and "-es" endings, unscrambling plural words, correcting sentences by changing singular nouns to plural, and matching singular and plural word pairs. The exercises help reinforce rules for making nouns plural in English.
2. Can you write the plural of these words? Remember, sometimes you need
to add –s and sometimes you need to add –es. Can you put the words into
the correct jar for their word ending?
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-es -s
elephants
watches
trees
apples
foxes
churches
elephants
watches trees
foxes
apples
churches
How many more words can you think of to go in each jar?
3. Can you turn the words in these sentences into plurals?
I went to two weddings at the same church. I
went to two weddings at different ________.
I played on the climbing frame. I played on
the climbing ______.
To clean my pet, I use one brush To clean my
pet, I use two _______.
The witch had one black cat. The _______
had three black ____.
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Can you think of your own sentence for a friend to change
to make one of the words into a plural?
churches
frames
brushes
witches
cats
4. Can you sort the words on the coins into plural and singular?
Click on each coin to see the answer.
How many more words can you think
of to go in the plural treasure chest?
toothbrushes
ship
tables
cakes
mouse
moles
pencil
plate
houses
carrot
plural singular
5. Can you unscramble these plural words, using the pictures to help you?
Click the picture to see the answer.
pbrsuensaiht
ebusc lhsels
khccsi
ispecs
exosb
ansnaab
manalsi
paintbrushes
cubes shells
chicks
spices
boxes
bananas
animals
Can you write a sentence using each of these words?
6. These children have forgotten to change the words in their sentences to
plurals! Can you write their sentences correctly, using plural words?
Click on the bubbles to see the answers.
Can you write your own sentence using a
singular word for a friend to correct?
I am so happy
because my mum
says I can have two
ice cream.
I have to remember
lots of spelling.
After dinner, I am
going to wash up
the dish.
I ate all the bowl
of porridge.
I am so happy
because my mum
says I can have two
ice creams.
I have to remember
lots of spellings.
After dinner, I am
going to wash up
the dishes.
I ate all the bowls
of porridge.
7. There was an old lady who swallowed two ,
She swallowed the to catch the .
She swallowed the to catch the ,
She swallowed the to catch the .
She swallowed the to catch the ,
She swallowed the to catch the fly,
I don’t know why she swallowed the fly!
The old lady has swallowed all of these animals! Can you complete
the words of the poem to describe what she has swallowed?
Can you write another line of the poem about two different
animals she swallowed?
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horses
horses dogs
dogs cats
cats birds
birds spiders
spiders
8. glass
Can you match these plural words to the
singular words as they fly through space?
Correct!
9. book
Can you match these plural words to the
singular words as they fly through space?
Correct!
10. class
Can you match these plural words to the
singular words as they fly through space?
Correct!
11. star
Can you match these plural words to the
singular words as they fly through space?
Correct!
