K12 Reader
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns: Words That End in S
Plural nouns end in -s, but what do you do if a singular noun already ends with -s? Young grammarians practice the exception to the plural rule by adding -es to 20 nouns.
Curated OER
Irregular Spellings
Students know and apply a way of learning and remembering irregular spellings. Students show where irregular spellings can be found everywhere in our society today. Students tie in irregular spellings to silent letters as well.
Curated OER
Football Spelling
Third graders play a football spelling game where two teams spell words and gain yardage for each correctly spelled word. This clever spelling game will be highly motivational for your class! Each team gains ten yards every time they...
K12 Reader
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns: No S at All!
What do a man and a mouse have in common? They're both irregular nouns! Practice the exceptions for plural nouns with a grammar exercise worksheet.
K12 Reader
Spelling Rules: Add S to Nouns to Make Them Plural
Would you like more than one cat? Or more than one prize? Learn how to make singular nouns plural by adding an -s to the end of each word.
Curated OER
Spelling Activity
Sometimes you can add an s to a word to form its plural. Sometimes you can't. Help your class learn how to pluralize irregular words like calf, woman, and half. After, have them study the prefixes un, de, pre, dis, and re in the colorful...
Curated OER
Thinking Spelling
An etymology resource is packed with suggestions for activities designed to build phonological, visual, morphemic, and etymological spelling skills.
K12 Reader
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns: Words That End in Y
Changing the -y to an -ies in a plural noun isn't as straightforward as it sounds! Check out a worksheet that features 20 singular nouns that need to be changed to plural nouns—and instructions about the grammar rule needed to do so.
K12 Reader
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns: Words That End in X and Z
Pizzas is correct, not pizzaes. So why is sixes correct and not sixs? Sort out any grammar confusion with a learning exercise on pluralizing nouns that end in -z or -x.
K12 Reader
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns: Words That End in O
Why do heroes and photos end in different ways? Learn the differences among different words that end in -o with a grammar exercise worksheet.
K12 Reader
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns: Words That End in F and EF
Is it giraffes or giravves? Practice changing 20 singular nouns to plural nouns with a helpful grammar worksheet.
Arcademics
Spelling Bees
A multiplayer game challenges participants to spell as many of the given words as fast they can.
McGraw Hill
Irregular Verbs
It's no secret that the English language doesn't always follow clear sets of rules. Help your class adapt to these inconsistencies with this collection of grammar worksheets that teaches children the past tense form of many common...
K12 Reader
Spelling Rule Exceptions for Plural Nouns: Words That End in CH and SH
Have you done the dishes? Or closed the hatches? A practice learning exercise invites learners to check 20 words with different endings, and to add either -s or -es to each.
Core Knowledge Foundation
Third Grade Skills Unit 4: Stories of Ancient Rome
A unit covering stories of Ancient Rome examines spelling rules, suffixes, verbs, quotation marks, writing, and dictionary skills. Lessons follow a similar routine; reading, skills practice, and extension activities, followed by...
Curated OER
February and Other Words with Tricky Spellings
In this February and other words with tricky spellings worksheet, students use scrambled letters, definitions and a dictionary to identify 65 words with tricky spellings, then write them. A list of more irregular words is included.
Kiz Club
Plural Cards
Prepare a set of cards to help your learners master plural nouns, both typical and irregular varieties. Cut along the dotted lines and fold and/or glue the pieces together to create two-sided cards with a singular noun on one side and a...
Curated OER
Advanced Phonics Redux Fluency
After being introduced to words with advanced phonics features, the teacher presents the whole class with a stack of cards containing both new and familiar words. As each card is presented, the teacher says the word and recites the rule...
Arcademics
Koala Paddleboards
A multiplayer game challenges scholars to spell words. A voice says a word then participants race to spell the word quickly. Results display a scholars' rate and accuracy.
Core Knowledge Foundation
Second Grade Skills Unit 1: The Cat Bandit
For twenty-two lessons over five weeks, scholars practice sound-spelling correspondence, spelling patterns, tricky words, and reading decodable text. Assessments aid in small group formation and gauge comprehension. Lessons begin with a...
Core Knowledge Foundation
First Grade Skills Unit 2
Nineteen lessons make-up a four-week-long unit that explores long vowel sounds, nouns, and 11 high-frequency words. Lessons scaffold information to gain confidence in reading a decodable text and answering questions. Routines include...
K12 Reader
Superlative Adjectives: Words That End in Y
What's the silliest game you've ever played? Which was the rainiest day this month? Practice superlative forms with a worksheet that focuses on adjectives that end in the letter y.
Core Knowledge Foundation
First Grade Skills Unit 5
Twenty-two lessons make up a unit that focuses on first-grade skills. Scholars examine spelling alternatives—their rules and patterns, practice tricky spelling and high-frequency words, explore plural nouns and sentences, read a...
Core Knowledge Foundation
Third Grade Skills Unit 3: How Does Your Body Work?
A skills unit combines ELA and science with lessons that explore the human body. Lessons begin with a reading, go into skills practice, and offer take-home materials. Skills practice includes listening to and discussing a read-aloud,...