Practise and apply turning nouns from singular to plural using the suffix "-es"
I can use a range of strategies to practise turning words from singular to plural.
Practise and apply turning nouns from singular to plural using the suffix "-es"
I can use a range of strategies to practise turning words from singular to plural.
These resources will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- -es is a suffix that can turn a singular noun into a plural.
- Using the strategy 'pyramid letters' is a useful practice strategy.
- How to spell the curriculum word: learn.
Keywords
Suffix - a letter or group of letters added to the end of a word to change its meaning
Plural - more than one
Singular - only one
Root word - the base word from which other words are formed often by adding prefixes or suffixes
Noun - a naming word for a person, place or thing
Common misconception
Pupils might use 's after words ending in 'ch', 'sh', 'ss' or 'x'.
Remind pupils that apostrophes are used for contraction or possession and to make these nouns plural we need to add the correct suffix.
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
churches
wishes
glasses
boxes
Remove the 'y' and add -ies.
Just add -es.
Just add -s.
Keep the 'y' and add -s.