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

Your body
Plural is a word used to show more than one.
Most nouns are made plural by adding s. Nouns ending in ch, sh, s or x
can be made plural by adding es to make them easier to say.
1. Use the plural form of the answers to complete the crossword puzzle.
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1. Responsive actions done without thinking.
2. They carry blood back to the heart.
3. The part of the skeleton which protects
your heart.
4. Curved hairs growing on the edge of
the eyelids.
7. We have two of these for walking,
jumping, running.
Across
8.
2. The cause of viral diseases.
5. You have over 200 of these in your body.
6. These help you to breathe.
8. Bloodsucking worms once used in medicine.
9. Two oval-shaped organs at the back of your throat.
Nouns ending in – is can change to – es when plural.
2. Use this rule to write the plural words, then write a definition of each word.
word plural Definition
diagnosis
hypnosis
paralysis
1.
6.
9.
2. 3. 4.
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7.
Some nouns are always written in the plural form and do not change.
3. Use these plural words to complete the sentences.
forceps intestines measles
(a) The surgeon used
(b) Most babies are immunised against
during the operation.
to prevent illness.
(c) The
are part of our digestive system.
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