2-PLURALS –S –ES , IES

Spelling Rule

Singular: means only one.

Plural : means more than one.
• Most singular nouns take “s” in the
plural form.
◦Ex: plant-plants tree-trees
• If the singular words end with
(ch-sh-s-ss-x) They take “es” in the plural form.
◦Ex: peach- peaches fox-foxes
• If the singular words end with
(Y) They take “ies” in the plural form and cross (Y).

◦Ex: baby- babies lily - lilies

 PENNIES

Plural of penny= coins Ex: There

are hundred pennies in a dollar.
 INCHES

Plural of inch A unit to measure

Ex: There are 12 inches in one
foot.
 PLANTS

Plural of plant Ex: I put many

plants in the garden.
FAMILIES

Plural of family Group of people

Ex: Many families live in one
building.
 BODIES
Plural of body Ex: Cats have fur on their bodies.
 GLASSES
Plural of glass Exley broke her glasses.
WISHES
PLURAL
OF WISH
TO HOPE
Ex: Her wishes come true.
 POCKETS
PLURAL OF
POCKET
Ex: I have 5 pockets in my jeans.
 Many families live in one building.

Cats have fur on their bodies.

Exley broke her glasses

I have 5 pockets in my jeans.
I have 5 pockets in my jeans.

There are 2 parties on Tuesday.

I got bunches of balloons.