Plurals -s, -es, -ies worksheet - Free Printable

Let’s go through each word one by one and figure out how to make it plural.

We’re using three rules:
- Add -s for most words (like “pencil” → “pencils”)
- Add -es if the word ends in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, or -z (like “crash” → “crashes”)
- Change -y to -ies if the word ends in a consonant + y (like “penny” → “pennies”)

Now let’s apply these:

1. pencil → just add -s → pencils
2. plant → just add -s → plants
3. penny → ends in consonant + y → change y to ies → pennies
4. crash → ends in -sh → add -es → crashes
5. supply → ends in consonant + y → change y to ies → supplies
6. list → just add -s → lists
7. family → ends in consonant + y → change y to ies → families
8. inch → ends in -ch → add -es → inches
9. body → ends in consonant + y → change y to ies → bodies
10. pocket → just add -s → pockets
11. copy → ends in consonant + y → change y to ies → copies
12. glass → ends in -ss → add -es → glasses
13. wish → ends in -sh → add -es → wishes
14. party → ends in consonant + y → change y to ies → parties
15. bunch → ends in -ch → add -es → bunches

All done! Let me double-check a few tricky ones:
- “penny” → not “pennys”, because y after n (consonant) becomes ies → correct.
- “glass” → ends with s, so we add es → glasses → correct.
- “body” → b-o-d-y → d is consonant → bodies → correct.

Final Answer:
1. pencils
2. plants
3. pennies
4. crashes
5. supplies
6. lists
7. families
8. inches
9. bodies
10. pockets
11. copies
12. glasses
13. wishes
14. parties
15. bunches