Understanding and choosing words Plurals
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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.
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• Plural is a word used to indicate more than one. Example: three apples, three brushes
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• ‘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.
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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.
Primary grammar and word study
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