Literacy - 2.12.10

L.O. To explore Spelling patterns for plurals. Most nouns add ‘s’. Nouns ending in hissing, buzzing or shushing sounds (s/x/ch/sh) add ‘es’. Nouns ending in consonant + y, change the y to an i and add es. Some nouns ending in ‘o’ ass ‘es’.

Typical words boy - boys balloon – balloons sister – sisters word – words

Nouns ending in consonant + y, change the y to an i and add es. city - cities try – tries lorry – lorries baby – babies worry - worries

Nouns ending in hissing, buzzing or shushing sounds (s/x/ch/sh) add ‘es’. patch – patches hiss – hisses church – churches lunch – lunches watch – watches fox – foxes

Some nouns ending in ‘o’ ass ‘es’. E.g. potato – potatoes. These words tend to be older words. Newer words often just add ‘s’. E.g. patio – patios, radio – radios.

Words ending in ‘f’ and ‘fe’ Many nouns ending in ‘f’ drop the f and add ‘ves’. calf – calves wolf – wolves knife – knives life – lives loaf – loaves self - selves

L.O. To explore spelling patterns for plurals. Task Record the main rules for pluralizing nouns. Give examples for each. Choose one rule and find as many examples which fit that spelling pattern as you can. Use a dictionary to help you. List in your spelling log neatly with accurate spellings. L.O. To explore spelling patterns for plurals.