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Adding -s, -es, -ing and -ed

Year 1 · Key Stage 1 · E1-SP-PLURAL, E1-SP-SUFFIX — Plurals -s and -es; verb endings -ing and -ed

Draft — awaiting teacher review

Builds on: Capital letters and full stops (Year 1)

I

Concept Anchor

For more than one, most words add -s. Words ending in s, x, sh or ch add -es. For things that are done and over, add -ed.

Worked example

One box, two ___?

  1. 1.Box ends in x.
  2. 2.So we add es.
  3. 3.Two boxes.
II

Guided Check

One brush, two ___?

    III

    Independent Diagnostic Practice

    Q1Year 1E1-SP-PLURAL — Plural -es after x·Fluency·●○○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    One fox, two ___?

    Q2Year 1E1-SP-SUFFIX — Past tense -ed·Reasoning·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Last week I ___ in the pool.

    Q3Year 1E1-SP-PLURAL — Plural -es after sh·Problem Solving·●●○Draft — awaiting teacher review

    Which word means more than one dish?