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Plurals -s and -es

Add -es after s, x, z, sh and ch. A free 1st grade spelling list: hear each word, print a practice sheet, or take the test.

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The words

  • cats
  • dogs
  • boxes
  • dishes
  • foxes
  • bugs
  • hats
  • buses
  • wishes
  • beds
  • pigs
  • kisses
  • benches
  • cups
  • lunches
  • animals
  • apples
  • bags
  • bees
  • birds
  • boats
  • bubbles
  • bumps
  • carrots
  • catches
  • clouds
  • coins
  • colors
  • cookies
  • cows
  • dragons
  • eggs
  • faces
  • frogs
  • games

Tricky words to learn by heart

These come up alongside this pattern but don't follow it.

  • very
  • any
  • every

In a sentence

  • cats: Two little cats chase butterflies in the meadow.
  • dogs: The dogs wag their tails in the meadow.
  • boxes: The elves packed gold coins into two wooden boxes.
  • dishes: The elves wash the dishes after the feast.
  • foxes: Two foxes play in the whispering woods.
  • bugs: Tiny glowing bugs dance over the pond at night.

Mistakes to watch for

For grown-ups helping at home: these are the kinds of slips this pattern tends to bring.

WordOften written as
catscatz, kats
dogsdogz, doggs
boxesboxs, bokses
dishesdishs, dishis
foxesfoxs, foxis

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