Decoding/ Word Attack Structural Analysis: Inflections: -s, - es

1. Decoding/ Word Attack Structural Analysis: Inflections: -s, -es 4th Grade Lesson 19

2. Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud. Remember that many words end in –s, or –es. finishes Watch how I figure this word out: First, I read the word without the ending- finish, then I add the ending –-esand read the whole word.

3. Let’s try it with another word. Look at this word and listen to me read it out loud. kettles Watch how I figure this word out: First, I read the word without the ending- kettle, then I add the ending –-s and read the whole word.

4. The endings –s and –esform plural nouns and change verb tenses The ending –esis added to words that end in sh, ch, ss, s, x, or z. The ending –es forms its own syllable when it follows a consonant. In words that end in consonant-plus-y, the y changes to i when adding –es. Although the spelling changes, the vowel sound stays the same. When –s or –es is added to the end of a word it is called an inflection or inflected ending.

5. Look at the words below. With your partner, identify the number of syllables and the inflected ending in each word. Then break the rest of each word into syllables, and read the word. rel a tives ers fin ish ban ish es wit ness es

6. Look in your student edition and find six longer words with the endings –s, or –es. List the words you find in your journal. Exchange lists with your partner and take turns reading aloud the words on each list.