RIC-20239 Primary Grammar and Word Study Year 4 – Understanding and choosing words

Understanding and
choosing words
Plurals
Focus
Plurals: adding s or es
Irregular plurals: words ending in es changing to is
Words always in the plural form.
Definition
• Plural is a word used to indicate more than one.
Example:
three apples, three brushes
Explanation
• ‘Singular’ means one. ‘Plural’ means more than one.
• There are many ways to form the plural of a word.
• To form the plural of most nouns, we just add an s.
• To form the plural of words ending in –sh, –ch, –s
and –x, we add es.
• To form the plural of some words, the word ending
changes.
Example:
one crisis—many crises
• Some words have the same form whether the word
is singular or plural.
Example:
one pair of glasses—many pairs of glasses
• It is important that students realise that there are
many exceptions to most spelling rules. They should
be encouraged to identify exceptions and to share
them with the class.
Worksheet information
• Students may be unfamiliar with some terms used
on this worksheet. Ensure a dictionary is available to
all students. They should be encouraged to use the
dictionary to further develop these skills.
• Discuss each rule and share further examples with
students. Record all shared information.
Ideas for further practice
• Create a class list of words related to the human
body or medicine.
• Have a giant cut-out of a human and ask students to
use the plural forms of words to label the diagram.
Answers
1.
1. 2. 3.
R V I R U S 4. E S
E E I
Y
F I
5.
B O N E S
6.
L U N G S
L
E S
A
8.
L
7.
X
L S
E E C H E S H
S
G E
9.
T O N S I L S
2. diagnosis: diagnoses—the process of identifying a
patient’s illness.
hypnosis: hypnoses—a mental state of mind in
which the mind is open to suggestion
paralysis: paralyses—when all feeling or
movement is lost in part or all of the body.
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