Trick-or-Treat Plural Sort - ELA Worksheets - SplashLearn - Free Printable

To solve this problem, we need to sort the words into three columns based on how they change when they become plural (more than one).

Here are the rules for each column:
1. -s: Most words just add an "s" at the end.
2. -es: Words that end in s, ss, sh, ch, x, or z usually add "es".
3. -ies: Words that end in a consonant + y drop the "y" and add "ies".

Let's look at each word from the list:

* vampire: Ends in 'e'. Just add s. -> *vampires*
* skeleton: Ends in 'n'. Just add s. -> *skeletons*
* story: Ends in 'r' + 'y'. Drop the 'y', add ies. -> *stories*
* bush: Ends in 'sh'. Add es. -> *bushes*
* glass: Ends in 'ss'. Add es. -> *glasses*
* fairy: Ends in 'r' + 'y'. Drop the 'y', add ies. -> *fairies*
* spider: Ends in 'r'. Just add s. -> *spiders*
* box: Ends in 'x'. Add es. -> *boxes*
* mummy: Ends in 'm' + 'y'. Drop the 'y', add ies. -> *mummies*
* party: Ends in 't' + 'y'. Drop the 'y', add ies. -> *parties*
* branch: Ends in 'ch'. Add es. -> *branches*

Now, let's put them into the correct columns.

Column -s
* vampire
* skeleton
* spider

Column -es
* bush
* glass
* box
* branch

Column -ies
* story
* fairy
* mummy
* party

Final Answer:
-s: vampire, skeleton, spider
-es: bush, glass, box, branch
-ies: story, fairy, mummy, party