Spelling plurals

Spelling plurals
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LiteracyPrimary Education

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Spelling plurals

Slide 1 - Tekstslide

What letter or letters do plural words end in?

Slide 2 - Open vraag

Endings for plurals
  • Most plurals end in -s
  • Some plurals end in -es
  • Some end in -ies
  • Some end in -ves
  • There are irregular plurals

Slide 3 - Tekstslide

Plurals ending in -es
Words that end in:
  • -o (exceptions include foreign words, instruments, abbreviations, words ending in a vowel + o)
  • -ch
  • -sh
  • -ss
  • -x

Slide 4 - Tekstslide

Slide 5 - Link

Words ending in -y
Can you spot the rule?
  • baby/babies
  • responsibility/responsibilities
  •  community/communities
  • variety/varieties

Slide 6 - Tekstslide

Words ending in -y
  • tray/trays
  • trolley/trolleys
  • birthday/birthdays
  • monkey/monkeys
  • valley/valleys


Slide 7 - Tekstslide

Slide 8 - Link

What is the rule for pluralising words ending in -y?

Slide 9 - Open vraag

Words ending in -f or -fe
  • Usually change the 'f' to 'v' before adding 'es'.
  • wife - wives
  • knife - knives
  • leaf - leaves
  • loaf - loaves
  • elf - elves
  • shelf - shelves

Slide 10 - Tekstslide

Slide 11 - Link

Irregular plurals
  • Plurals that do not follow a rule:
  • man
  • tooth
  • mouse
  • woman
  • child
  • foot
  • deer

Slide 12 - Tekstslide

Slide 13 - Link