Regular and Irregular Plurals

Non - examples

• book + s = books
• car + s = cars

Checking for Understanding

• TPS – Why did I just add an s to tray to make it plural?
• tray + s = trays

Irregular plurals are words that are not typical, usual, or common because they change spelling when talking about more than one.

• Irregular plurals are words that are not typical, usual, or common because they change spelling when talking about more than one.
• When words end in a
• we drop the y and add “ies” to make the word plural.
• Ex. strawber + ies = strawberries

• consonant and a y

• ry

• /

Non - examples

• book + s = books
• car + s = cars

Checking for Understanding

• TPS – Why did I cross out the y and add “ies” to make it plural?
• puppy + ies = puppies