Year 4 English — Plural rules
Make the plural of a noun using the -s, -es, -ies and -ves rules, and know the words that follow none of them.
Name: ________________________
1.Write the plural of "lady".
2.Write the plural of "potato".
3.Which nouns need -es rather than just -s?
- a) ones ending in a consonant
- b) ones with two syllables
- c) ones ending in a vowel
- d) ones ending in s, x, ch, sh or z
4.Sort each noun by the ending its plural takes.
Groups: just -s · -es
- book
- river
- watch
- brush
- box
- chair
5.Which of these words looks the same whether there is one or many?
- a) horse
- b) goat
- c) camel
- d) sheep
6.Which plural is spelled correctly?
- a) monkyes
- b) monkies
- c) monkeys
- d) monkeis
7.Which sentence is correct?
- a) Three children were waiting.
- b) Three childrens were waiting.
- c) Three childs were waiting.
- d) Three child were waiting.
8.Write the plural of "bench".
Answer key — Year 4 English — Plural rules
- 1. ladies
- 2. potatoes
- 3. d) ones ending in s, x, ch, sh or z
- 4. book → just -s; box → -es; chair → just -s; brush → -es; river → just -s; watch → -es
- 5. d) sheep
- 6. c) monkeys
- 7. a) Three children were waiting.
- 8. benches