Have you done the dishes? Or closed the hatches? A practice worksheet invites learners to check 20 words with different endings, and to add either -s or -es to each.

Concepts

plural nouns, irregular plural nouns, parts of speech

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Additional Tags

english language arts

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Instructional Ideas

• If anyone in the class has a first or last name ending in -sh or -ch, ask if you can use their name as a class example
• Use as a short quiz to assess prior knowledge before beginning a unit on parts of speech
• Discuss the word ache and why its etymology technically puts it in this category of nouns; for additional discussion, see what learners think of the word fishes vs. fish as a plural noun

Classroom Considerations

• Instructions are dense and may be difficult for non-native speakers to understand right away
• The word path may throw learners for a loop, as there is no guidance on handling words with a -th ending

Pros

• Easy to print, copy, distribute, and assess
• Comes with a straightforward answer key

Cons

• None

Common Core

L.3.2.a