Regular and Irregular Plurals

Importance

• Why are we learning about regular and irregular plurals?
• To be able to write a plural correctly.

Skill Development

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• pen
• penny

• ny

• + ies =

• pennies

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• ber
• berry

• ry

• + ies =

• berries

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• k
• key

• + s =

• keys

• ey

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• monk
• monkey

• + s =

• monkeys

• ey

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Closure

• What do you do if a word ends with a consonant and a y?
• Drop the y and add “ies.”
• Why is it important to learn regular and irregular plurals?
• To learn to write a plural correctly.

Make the word plural.

• by

• + ies =

• babies

• ba
• baby

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• s
• sky

• ky

• + ies =

• skies

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• d
• day

• + s =

• days

• ay

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• f
• fly

• ly

• + ies =

• flies

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• la
• lady

• dy

• + ies =

• ladies

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• dai
• daisy

• sy

• + ies =

• daisies

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies

Make the word plural.

• count
• country

• ry

• + ies =

• countries

• Look at the word.
• Underline the last two letters.
• Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s
• Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies