Plural Spelling Rules
Purpose:
Visual aid to introducing / practising forming plurals and complying with spelling rules.
Use:
After input and discussion re. page 2, give each learner (or group of learners) 5 coloured
pens (corresponding to each of the colour-coded boxes on the grid). Hand out copies of
pages 4 and 5. Ask learners to go through and circle the words with the right colour.
Then ask learners to complete the worksheet (page 6), using the information in the
Grid on page 2 to help them form the plurals.
Alternatively, create word cards from pages 4-5. Learners to sort cards into the correct
column on page 3 (this could be enlarged to A3) or use the header cards directly below.
ss / ch
sh / x
f / fe
ty / ly
sy / by
etc.
ey / ay
oy / uy
change
Just add
s
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Abigail Iliffe, Milton Keynes College. Search for Abigail on www.skillsworkshop.org Covers many aspects of E3‐L1 spelling. For detailed curriculum links visit the download page for this resource. Page 1 of 6 Plural Spelling Rules
If a word
ends in a
hissing sound
If a word
ends in
If a word
ends in
consonant-y
If a word
ends in
vowel-y
Some words
change
ss / ch
sh / x
f / fe
ty / ly
sy / by
ey / ay
oy / uy
change
etc.
Add
es
Examples
glass - glasses
church - churches
dish - dishes
box - boxes
f ef
Add
ves
Examples
half - halves
wife - wives
Y
Add
ies
Examples
baby - babies
Add
s
Examples
donkey - donkeys
Examples
child - children
man - men
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Abigail Iliffe, Milton Keynes College. Search for Abigail on www.skillsworkshop.org Covers many aspects of E3‐L1 spelling. For detailed curriculum links visit the download page for this resource. Page 2 of 6 Plural Spelling Rules
ss / ch
sh / x
f / fe
ty / ly
sy / by
etc.
ey / ay
oy / uy
change
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Abigail Iliffe, Milton Keynes College. Search for Abigail on www.skillsworkshop.org Covers many aspects of E3‐L1 spelling. For detailed curriculum links visit the download page for this resource. Page 3 of 6 Plural Spelling Rules
donkey
country
curry
church
monkey
child
knife
jelly
spy
mouse
boy
flower
wife
leaf
cry
chimney
calf
mouse
cow
goose
toy
house
lady
duty
book
scarf
kidney
diary
life
half
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Abigail Iliffe, Milton Keynes College. Search for Abigail on www.skillsworkshop.org Covers many aspects of E3‐L1 spelling. For detailed curriculum links visit the download page for this resource. Page 4 of 6 Plural Spelling Rules
dwarf
grape
fish
tooth
loaf
fairy
woman
beach
elf
family
valley
pillow
vase
hoof
bush
brush
bus
king
kiss
knife
man
ant
trolley
nappy
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Abigail Iliffe, Milton Keynes College. Search for Abigail on www.skillsworkshop.org Covers many aspects of E3‐L1 spelling. For detailed curriculum links visit the download page for this resource. Page 5 of 6 Change these words into their plural form
Name: _________________ Date:_______
cherry
____________
lock
____________
girl
____________
fox
____________
donkey
____________
curry
____________
church
____________
monkey
____________
child
____________
knife
____________
spy
____________
mouse
____________
boy
____________
flower
____________
wife
____________
cry
____________
chimney
____________
calf
____________
mouse
____________
cow
____________
toy
____________
house
____________
lady
____________
duty
____________
book
____________
kidney
____________
diary
____________
life
____________
half
____________
dwarf
____________
fish
____________
tooth
____________
loaf
____________
woman
____________
fairy
____________
elf
____________
family
____________
valley
____________
pillow
____________
vase
____________
bush
____________
brush
____________
bus
____________
king
____________
kiss
____________
man
____________
ant
____________
trolley
____________
nappy
____________
beach
____________
grape
____________
scarf
____________
goose
____________
leaf
____________
hoof
____________
knife
____________
Jan 2012. Kindly contributed by Abigail Iliffe, Milton Keynes College. Search for Abigail on www.skillsworkshop.org Covers many aspects of E3‐L1 spelling. For detailed curriculum links visit the download page for this resource. Page 6 of 6