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Rules for Plurals - s, es, ies, ves

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    Updated:  21 Oct 2021

A useful poster for explaining some of the different rules for plurals.

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    Years:  2 - 7

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teaching resource

Rules for Plurals - s, es, ies, ves

  • Updated

    Updated:  21 Oct 2021

A useful poster for explaining some of the different rules for plurals.

  • Non-Editable

    Non-Editable:  PDF

  • Pages

    Pages:  1 Page

  • Curriculum
  • Years

    Years:  2 - 7

A useful poster for explaining some of the different rules for plurals.

Add s:
For most nouns simply add s.
Examples:
ball – balls,
cat – cats.

For most nouns that end in a vowel + y  add s.
Example: boy – boys

Add es:
For most nouns that end in ch, sh, s, ss, x, z add es.
Examples:
fox – foxes,
dish – dishes,
dress – dresses.

Add ies:
For most nouns that end in a consonant + y add ies.
Examples:
baby – babies.
y – ies.

Add ves for:
For most nouns that end in f or fe.
Examples:
leaf – leaves,
knife – knives.

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