1. Literacy

2. 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’.

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

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

5. 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

6. 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.

7. 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

8. 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.