Grammar Practice Fifth Grade eBook - Free Printable

Let's solve the "Spelling Plural Nouns" worksheet step by step, following the rules provided.

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🔹 Rules Recap:

1. Add *s*: Most nouns → just add s
- Example: lamp → lamps

2. Add *es*: Nouns ending in s, x, ch, sh → add es
- Example: brush → brushes

3. Change *y* to *i*, add *es*: If noun ends in consonant + y
- Example: city → cities

4. Add *s*: If noun ends in vowel + y → just add s
- Example: valley → valleys

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Now let’s go through each item:

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✔ Answers with Explanations:

a) window → windows
- Ends in "w" (consonant), so just add s

b) activity → activities
- Ends in y, preceded by vowel (i) → just add s

c) lunch → lunches
- Ends in ch → add es

d) brush → brushes
- Ends in sh → add es

e) monkey → monkeys
- Ends in y, but preceded by consonant (k) → change y to i, add es → monkeys

f) bus → buses
- Ends in s → add es

g) tax → taxes
- Ends in x → add es

h) journey → journeys
- Ends in y, preceded by consonant (n) → change y to i, add es → journeys

i) eye → eyes
- Ends in y, preceded by vowel (e) → just add s

j) library → libraries
- Ends in y, preceded by consonant (r) → change y to i, add es → libraries

k) holiday → holidays
- Ends in y, preceded by vowel (o) → just add s

l) six → sixes
- Ends in x → add es

m) tray → trays
- Ends in y, preceded by vowel (a) → just add s

n) beach → beaches
- Ends in ch → add es

o) family → families
- Ends in y, preceded by consonant (l) → change y to i, add es → families

p) address → addresses
- Ends in ss → add es

q) dish → dishes
- Ends in sh → add es

r) virus → viruses
- Ends in s → add es

s) coach → coaches
- Ends in ch → add es

t) island → islands
- Ends in d → just add s

u) berry → berries
- Ends in y, preceded by consonant (r) → change y to i, add es → berries

v) box → boxes
- Ends in x → add es

w) branch → branches
- Ends in ch → add es

x) eyelash → eyelashes
- Ends in sh → add es

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✔ Final Answers:

| Letter | Noun | Plural Form |
|--------|------------|------------------|
| a) | window | windows |
| b) | activity | activities |
| c) | lunch | lunches |
| d) | brush | brushes |
| e) | monkey | monkeys |
| f) | bus | buses |
| g) | tax | taxes |
| h) | journey | journeys |
| i) | eye | eyes |
| j) | library | libraries |
| k) | holiday | holidays |
| l) | six | sixes |
| m) | tray | trays |
| n) | beach | beaches |
| o) | family | families |
| p) | address | addresses |
| q) | dish | dishes |
| r) | virus | viruses |
| s) | coach | coaches |
| t) | island | islands |
| u) | berry | berries |
| v) | box | boxes |
| w) | branch | branches |
| x) | eyelash | eyelashes |

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✔ All answers follow the pluralization rules clearly outlined in the worksheet.

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