Regular and Irregular Plurals

1. Regular and Irregular Plurals State Content Standard: WA 1.5 – Identify and correctly use regular plurals and irregular plurals.

2. Learning Objective: Today we will write and use and plurals. regular irregular

3. Activate Prior Knowledge Vowels Consonants – All the other letters of the alphabet e i o u a b c d f g h j k l m n p q r s t v w x y z

4. Concept Development Today we will be working with words that end with a y to write them in their plural form. Ex. lady boy daisy There will be two types of plural forms. Some will be regular plurals and others will be irregular plurals.

5. A regular plural is a word that you add an “s” to at the end. When words end in a we add “s” at the end to make it plural. Ex. t + s = toys vowel and a y, oy

6. Non - examples book + s = books car + s = cars

7. Checking for Understanding TPS – Why did I just add an s to tray to make it plural? tray + s = trays

8. 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 /

9. Non - examples book + s = books car + s = cars

10. Checking for Understanding TPS – Why did I cross out the y and add “ies” to make it plural? puppy + ies = puppies

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

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

13. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies pen penny ny + ies = pennies

14. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies ber berry ry + ies = berries

15. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies k key ey keys + s =

16. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies monk monkey ey monkeys + s =

17. 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.

18. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies ba baby by babies + ies =

19. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies s sky ky skies + ies =

20. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies d day ay + s = days

21. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies f fly ly + ies = flies

22. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies la lady dy + ies = ladies

23. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies dai daisy sy + ies = daisies

24. Make the word plural. • Look at the word. • Underline the last two letters. • Ask yourself: vowel – y ? = s • Ask yourself: consonant – y ? = ies count country ry countries + ies =