HTWW - Week 3 - Language Arts Homework 2 worksheet - Free Printable

Let's solve this step-by-step based on the rules provided in the worksheet.

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Rules Recap:

| Rule | Action |
|------|--------|
| Most Words | Just add "s" |
| Words ending with "ch", "sh", "s", "x", or "z" | Add "es" |
| Words with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u) before the "y" | Add "s" |
| Words with a consonant before the "y" | Take out the "y" and add "ies" |

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Now let’s go through each word and apply the correct rule:

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1. car → ends with a consonant, no special rule → cars
2. box → ends with "x" → add "es" → boxes
3. shop → ends with "p", just add "s" → shops
4. lady → ends with "y", preceded by consonant ("d") → change to "ies" → ladies
5. watch → ends with "ch" → add "es" → watches
6. fox → ends with "x" → add "es" → foxes
7. candy → ends with "y", preceded by consonant ("d") → change to "ies" → candies
8. store → regular noun → stores
9. wish → ends with "sh" → add "es" → wishes
10. story → ends with "y", preceded by consonant ("r") → change to "ies" → stories
11. table → regular → tables
12. bottle → regular → bottles
13. class → ends with "s" → add "es" → classes
14. witch → ends with "ch" → add "es" → witches
15. fly → ends with "y", preceded by consonant ("l") → change to "ies" → flies
16. stair → regular → stairs
17. berry → ends with "y", preceded by consonant ("r") → change to "ies" → berries
18. boat → regular → boats
19. dish → ends with "sh" → add "es" → dishes
20. stone → regular → stones
21. bay → ends with "y", preceded by consonant ("b") → change to "ies" → bays
22. star → regular → stars
23. tax → ends with "x" → add "es" → taxes
24. country → ends with "y", preceded by consonant ("r") → change to "ies" → countries

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✔ Final Answers:

1. cars
2. boxes
3. shops
4. ladies
5. watches
6. foxes
7. candies
8. stores
9. wishes
10. stories
11. tables
12. bottles
13. classes
14. witches
15. flies
16. stairs
17. berries
18. boats
19. dishes
20. stones
21. bays
22. stars
23. taxes
24. countries

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🔍 Explanation Summary:

- Add "s": Regular nouns like *car*, *shop*, *store*.
- Add "es": Words ending in "ch", "sh", "s", "x", "z" → *box*, *watch*, *wish*, *tax*, etc.
- Change "y" to "ies": When "y" is preceded by a consonant → *lady → ladies*, *story → stories*.
- Keep "y" and add "s": If "y" is after a vowel → not applicable here, but example: *day → days*.

This worksheet helps practice common pluralization rules in English.

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