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Grade 3 English Language Arts — 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. 1.Write the plural of "bench".

  2. 2.Write the plural of "potato".

  3. 3.Sort each noun by the ending its plural takes.

    Groups: just -s · -es

    • book
    • river
    • box
    • watch
    • chair
    • brush

  4. 4.Which of these words looks the same whether there is one or many?

    • a) sheep
    • b) goat
    • c) horse
    • d) camel

  5. 5.Pair each noun with its plural.

    • leaf
    • knife
    • wolf
    • shelf
    • loaf
    • loaves
    • wolves
    • leaves
    • knives
    • shelves

  6. 6.Write the plural of "lady".

  7. 7.Which nouns need -es rather than just -s?

    • a) ones with two syllables
    • b) ones ending in a vowel
    • c) ones ending in a consonant
    • d) ones ending in s, x, ch, sh or z

  8. 8.Write the plural of "glass".

Answer key — Grade 3 English Language Arts — Plural rules

  1. 1. benches
  2. 2. potatoes
  3. 3. book → just -s; box → -es; chair → just -s; brush → -es; river → just -s; watch → -es
  4. 4. a) sheep
  5. 5. leaf → leaves; knife → knives; wolf → wolves; shelf → shelves; loaf → loaves
  6. 6. ladies
  7. 7. d) ones ending in s, x, ch, sh or z
  8. 8. glasses