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

Sure! Let’s solve this worksheet step by step. The task is to write the plural form of each item on Cardi B’s shopping list.

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🔢 Rules for forming plurals in English (quick review):

- Most nouns: add -s → *book → books*
- Nouns ending in -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -z: add -es → *brush → brushes*
- Nouns ending in consonant + y: change y → i, then add -es → *strawberry → strawberries*
- Nouns ending in vowel + y: just add -s → *boy → boys*
- Some nouns are irregular → *child → children*, *man → men*, etc.
- Some nouns are unchanged in plural → *sheep → sheep*, *deer → deer*
- Some nouns are always plural or have special rules → *fry → fries*, *polish → polishes*

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Now let’s go one by one:

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✔ Answers with Explanations:

1. strawberry → strawberries
→ Ends in consonant + y → change y to i, add -es

2. polish → polishes
→ Ends in -sh → add -es

3. sweater → sweaters
→ Regular noun → add -s

4. brush → brushes
→ Ends in -sh → add -es

5. cereal → cereals
→ Regular noun → add -s

6. perfume → perfumes
→ Regular noun → add -s

7. fry → fries
→ Ends in consonant + y → change y to i, add -es
*(Note: “fry” can mean French fries — plural is “fries”)*

8. watch → watches
→ Ends in -ch → add -es

9. sneaker → sneakers
→ Regular noun → add -s

10. soda → sodas
→ Regular noun → add -s

11. pizza → pizzas
→ Regular noun → add -s *(some say “pizze” from Italian, but in English, it’s “pizzas”)*

12. blanket → blankets
→ Regular noun → add -s

13. pony → ponies
→ Ends in consonant + y → change y to i, add -es

14. dress → dresses
→ Ends in -ss → add -es

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📝 Final Answer Key:

1. strawberries
2. polishes
3. sweaters
4. brushes
5. cereals
6. perfumes
7. fries
8. watches
9. sneakers
10. sodas
11. pizzas
12. blankets
13. ponies
14. dresses

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✔ All done! Cardi B’s shopping list is now pluralized correctly. 😎🛍️

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