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Spelling Activity

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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 chart provided. This packet provides a great overview of different prefixes and suffixes, as well as a look at plural spelling rules. 

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plural nouns, nouns, parts of speech, prefixes, suffixes, spelling

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plurals, prefixes and suffixes, spelling activity, rf.2.3, english language arts

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