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The normal rule to make regular plurals in English, or to change a regular verb to the he/she/it form (also known as the third person singular), is to add S to the end of the word. |
One dog --> Lots of dogsI work --> She worksA car --> Some carsYou like tea --> She likes coffee |
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sometimes we need to add ES instead. When the word ends in: CH, SH, X, SS (and ZZ, but this isn't common), then we have to add ES. |
I watch TV every night. --> He watches TV at the weekend.I have one wish. --> The genie gave him three wishes.Can you fix this? --> A mechanic fixes cars.Give me a kiss! --> She gave her daughter lots of kisses. |
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If a word ends in Y, and before the Y there is a consonant (for example, fly, try, spy) then the Y is removed, and IES is added. |
I want to fly a kite. --> A pilot flies a plane.He was a spy. --> The spies were caught.Try this exercise. --> Sarah tries very hard in her lessons. |
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If the word ends with a vowel then Y (for example, play, tray, toy) then simply an S is added. |
I used to play with dolls. --> She plays with other children.He has a new toy. --> The dog has lots of toys. |
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If a word ends in a consonant that has one vowel before it, then the last consonant is doubled. |
travel --> traveller (British English spelling)big --> biggest |
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Words with more than one syllable ending in ER or OR are exceptions! |
fur / furry / furred plot / plotted / plotter But:miser / misery / miserlytarget / targetedbigot / bigotedtravel / traveler (American English spelling) |
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If a word has two vowels before the last consonant, or there are two consonants at the end, the last letter isn't doubled. |
old --> oldestshoot --> shooter |
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If a verb ends in E, then the E is removed before adding ING to the end of the word. |
make --> makingcome --> coming |
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Silent e: Here are some more examples with the vowel a: |
at ate mad made tap tape hat hate |
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Silent e: Here are some examples with the vowel i: |
rid ride quit quite sit site pin pine |
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Silent e: Finally, here are some examples with the vowel u: |
tub tube hug huge us use cub cube |
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Silent e: Here are some examples with the vowel o: |
hop hope cop cope slop slope cod code |
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Silent e: Here are some examples with the vowel e: |
pet Pete met mete |
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Here are some more common examples of homophones with the silent e: |
ate eightwrite rightnose knowsthrone thrownsite sightrole roll |
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to (a preposition)two (the number 2)too (a word that means "also") |
There are two men in this picture. They are very happy to see each other. They want to say hello. They will hug each other, too! |
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cent and sent |
Henry does not have another cent Everyone sent lots of letters today! in his pocket. |
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sale and sail |
There is a big sale at the store. You can use a ship to sail on the ocean. |
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see and sea |
Some people need glasses to see. Erica loves the beach and the sea. |
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new and knew |
John loves his new books! No one knew what happened to the chair. |
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Let's look at a few more examples of words with kn- at the beginning. The k is silent, but we pronounce the n. |
knifeknowknitknuckleknotknowledge |
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Now, let's look at some common words that begin with wr-. The w is silent, but the r is pronounced. |
wreckwristwrinklewriterwrongwrench |
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Here are some more examples of words with a silent h at the beginning: |
honorhonestheir |
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h is sometimes silent after the letter c. Here are some more examples of words with a silent h after the letter c |
choruschemistrytechnologyechostomachschool |
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This silent h is common in question words and a few other common words in English: |
whywhatwhenwherewhichwhisperwhitewheelwhile |
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the h is also sometimes silent after the letter g, the letter r, or the ex- combination. |
ghostrhymerhinocerosexhibitexhausted |
