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Grade 3 · Week 8 of 36

Irregular plurals and Plurals: -s, -es, -ies

22 sentences · Monday to Friday · this week: Irregular plurals and Plurals: -s, -es, -ies

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Grade 3, week 8: Irregular plurals and Plurals: -s, -es, -ies

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Monday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.I sliced a melon on Saturday
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Will the child catch the balls
  3. Write the plural of the noun in ( ).The cat hears the ____ (mouse).
  4. Write the plural of each noun: add -s, add -es, or change y to -ies.1. girl ________ 2. pony ________ 3. coach ________

Tuesday

  1. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The toy is new
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The owls the cats and the foxes chase the mice.
  3. Look at the plural noun. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Will the baker hold the knifes?
  4. Write the plural of each noun: add -s, add -es, or change y to -ies.1. city ________ 2. hutch ________ 3. otter ________
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Grade 3, week 8: Irregular plurals and Plurals: -s, -es, -ies (continued)

Wednesday

  1. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The farmers feed, a hen, a calf, and a lamb.
  2. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.the nurses helped children on saturday.
  3. Look at the plural noun. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The sheeps drank the water in the morning.
  4. Sort the nouns by how you spell the plural. Write each plural.shop tub baker bus dragonfly cherry lady bush heroadd -sadd -esy → ies

Thursday

  1. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.the girl followed dad.
  2. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.What is Grandma making
  3. Write the plural of the noun in ( ).The ____ (ox) pull Meg's sled.
  4. Write the plural of each noun: add -s, add -es, or change y to -ies.1. lamp ________ 2. beach ________ 3. lady ________
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Grade 3, week 8: Irregular plurals and Plurals: -s, -es, -ies (continued)

Friday

  1. Look at the end mark. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.Does the pirate see the islands
  2. Look at the commas. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The elephant the lion and the zebra will drink water.
  3. Choose the right word.The bakers will hold the ____ carefully. (knives / knifes)
  4. Write the plural of each noun: add -s, add -es, or change y to -ies.1. sausage ________ 2. torch ________ 3. penny ________
  5. Choose the right pronoun.Will the sailor sell ____? (them / they)
  6. Look at the plural noun. Fix the sentence, or write OK if it is right.The mans did not visit the market.
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Grade 3, week 8: Irregular plurals and Plurals: -s, -es, -ies · answer key

Monday

  1. OK · correct as it is
  2. Will the child catch the balls?
  3. The cat hears the mice.
  4. girl → girls; pony → ponies; coach → coaches

Tuesday

  1. The toy is new.
  2. The owls, the cats, and the foxes chase the mice.
  3. Will the baker hold the knives?
  4. city → cities; hutch → hutches; otter → otters

Wednesday

  1. The farmers feed a hen, a calf, and a lamb.
  2. The nurses helped children on Saturday.
  3. The sheep drank the water in the morning.
  4. add -sshopstubsbakersadd -esbusesbushesheroesy → iesdragonfliescherriesladies

Thursday

  1. The girl followed Dad.
  2. What is Grandma making?
  3. The oxen pull Meg's sled.
  4. lamp → lamps; beach → beaches; lady → ladies

Friday

  1. Does the pirate see the islands?
  2. The elephant, the lion, and the zebra will drink water.
  3. knives
  4. sausage → sausages; torch → torches; penny → pennies
  5. them
  6. The men did not visit the market.
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