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Making Plurals: Adding –s and –es WorksheetMaking Plurals: Adding –s and –es Worksheet
Publisher
Mama's Learning Corner
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Grade
1st - 3rd
Subjects
English Language Arts
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Year
2012
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Making Plurals: Adding –s and –es

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Is it worksheets or activityes? Provide some practice with plural nouns for your pupils. Learners choose between the -s and -es endings for 10 words by circling the correctly spelled words.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

plural words, plural nouns, spelling

Additional Tags

english language arts

Instructional Ideas

  • Assign this page for homework, as a warm-up, or as an assessment
  • Invite learners to use the words in sentences after they have completed the exercise

Classroom Considerations

  • There is line for the date, but not place to put a student name

Pros

  • The words are paired with high-quality, color images

Cons

  • None

Common Core

L.1.1.a L.2.1.a L.3.1.a L.3.1.b

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