Addings and es to make plurals warmup

1.

2.

Can you write the plural of these words? Remember, sometimes you need
to add –s and sometimes you need to add –es. Can you put the words into
the correct jar for their word ending?
elephants
apples
foxes
elephants
foxes
watches
churches
trees
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answers
-es
watches
trees
apples
-s
churches
How many more words can you think of to go in each jar?

3.

Can you turn the words in these sentences into plurals?
I went to two weddings at the same church. I
churches
went to two weddings at different ________.
I played on the climbing frame. I played on
frames
the climbing ______.
To clean my pet, I use one brush To clean my
brushes
pet, I use two _______.
witches
The witch had one black cat. The _______
cats
had three black ____.
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answers
Can you think of your own sentence for a friend to change
to make one of the words into a plural?

4.

Can you sort the words on the coins into plural and singular?
Click on each coin to see the answer.
ship
plural
singular
tables
toothbrushes
cakes
carrot
moles
houses
How many more words can you think
of to go in the plural treasure chest?
mouse
plate
pencil

5.

Can you unscramble these plural words, using the pictures to help you?
Click the picture to see the answer.
pbrsuensaiht
paintbrushes
manalsi
animals
ebusc
cubes
ansnaab
bananas
lhsels
shells
khccsi
chicks
ispecs
exosb
spices
boxes
Can you write a sentence using each of these words?

6.

These children have forgotten to change the words in their sentences to
plurals! Can you write their sentences correctly, using plural words?
Click on the bubbles to see the answers.
ate all
all the
the bowls
bowl
II ate
of porridge.
After dinner, I am
going to wash up
the
thedishes.
dish.
I have to remember
lots
lots of
of spellings.
spelling.
I am so happy
because my mum
says I can have two
ice creams.
cream.
ice
Can you write your own sentence using a
singular word for a friend to correct?

7.

The old lady has swallowed all of these animals! Can you complete
the words of the poem to describe what she has swallowed?
There was an old lady who swallowed two horses ,
She swallowed the horses to catch the dogs .
She swallowed the dogs to catch the cats ,
She swallowed the cats to catch the birds .
She swallowed the birds to catch the spiders ,
She swallowed the spiders to catch the fly,
I don’t know why she swallowed the fly!
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Can you write another line of the poem about two different
animals she swallowed?

8.

Can you match these plural words to the
singular words as they fly through space?
Correct!
glass

9.

Can you match these plural words to the
singular words as they fly through space?
Correct!
book

10.

Can you match these plural words to the
singular words as they fly through space?
Correct!
class

11.

Can you match these plural words to the
singular words as they fly through space?
Correct!
star