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Plural Words Spelling List

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List 1: add s (rockets)

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  1. 1.rocketsTwo rockets stood on the launch pad.
  2. 2.lizardsTiny lizards dashed up the garden wall.
  3. 3.blanketsWe piled blankets on the bed.
  4. 4.magnetsThe magnets snapped together with a click.
  5. 5.ticketsWe bought tickets for the ferry.
  6. 6.planetsSome planets have rings.
  7. 7.robotsThe robots in the film could talk.
  8. 8.lanternsThe campers lit their lanterns at dusk.
  9. 9.dragonsThe dragons in the tale guarded gold.
  10. 10.sweatersGrandma knits sweaters for the twins.
  11. 11.pretzelsWarm pretzels are sold at the ballpark.
  12. 12.penguinsThe penguins waddled across the ice.

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List 1: add s (rockets) 12

  • blankets We piled blankets on the bed.
  • dragons The dragons in the tale guarded gold.
  • lanterns The campers lit their lanterns at dusk.
  • lizards Tiny lizards dashed up the garden wall.
  • magnets The magnets snapped together with a click.
  • penguins The penguins waddled across the ice.
  • planets Some planets have rings.
  • pretzels Warm pretzels are sold at the ballpark.
  • robots The robots in the film could talk.
  • rockets Two rockets stood on the launch pad.
  • sweaters Grandma knits sweaters for the twins.
  • tickets We bought tickets for the ferry.

List 2: vowel and y, add s (monkeys) 12

  • chimneys Storks nest on tall chimneys.
  • days The trip lasted nine days.
  • donkeys The donkeys brayed at feeding time.
  • essays The class wrote essays about the ocean.
  • highways Two highways meet outside the city.
  • holidays We visit our cousins on holidays.
  • jerseys The jerseys hung drying on the line.
  • journeys Her journeys took her across three oceans.
  • monkeys Three monkeys shared a mango.
  • trays Stack the lunch trays by the door.
  • turkeys Wild turkeys crossed the road.
  • valleys Fog filled the valleys at dawn.

List 3: add es after s and x (foxes) 12

  • addresses She wrote the addresses on the envelopes.
  • bonuses The game gives bonuses for fast answers.
  • boxes We packed the books into boxes.
  • circuses Old circuses traveled by train.
  • dresses The dresses hung in a neat row.
  • foxes Two foxes played in the snow.
  • glasses He cleaned his glasses with a cloth.
  • lenses The camera came with two lenses.
  • lunchboxes The lunchboxes rattled in the wagon.
  • mailboxes A row of mailboxes stood by the road.
  • mattresses The movers stacked three mattresses in the truck.
  • princesses The two princesses in the tale shared a horse.

List 4: add es after ch and sh (peaches) 12

  • brushes She owns brushes of every size.
  • bushes A rabbit hid in the bushes.
  • coaches Both coaches shook hands after the game.
  • eyelashes The camel has long eyelashes.
  • inches The snow was six inches deep.
  • paintbrushes The paintbrushes dried in a jar.
  • patches Her jacket has patches on the elbows.
  • peaches We picked peaches at the orchard.
  • radishes We pulled radishes from the garden.
  • sandwiches The deli sells sandwiches as long as my arm.
  • sketches The artist made sketches of the bridge.
  • torches The actors carried torches made of paper.

List 5: change y to ies (berries) 12

  • bakeries Both bakeries on our street sell rye bread.
  • batteries The flashlight needs two batteries.
  • berries We picked berries along the trail.
  • copies I made two copies of the map.
  • countries The flags of many countries lined the hall.
  • diaries The sisters kept diaries all summer.
  • families Six families came to the picnic.
  • galaxies The telescope showed distant galaxies.
  • ladies Two ladies waved from the porch.
  • lullabies Grandma hums lullabies to the baby.
  • melodies The band played three melodies.
  • pastries The bakery sells warm pastries.

List 6: change f to ves (leaves) 12

  • bookshelves Tall bookshelves lined the hallway.
  • halves The orange split into two juicy halves.
  • knives The knives go in the top drawer.
  • leaves The tea leaves sank to the bottom.
  • lives Cats are said to have nine lives.
  • loaves The loaves cooled on a wire rack.
  • selves The twins were their usual cheerful selves.
  • sheaves The farmers tied the wheat into sheaves.
  • shelves The shelves were full of jars.
  • wives The farmers and their wives sold apples.
  • wolves The wolves in the film had thick gray coats.
  • yourselves Please help yourselves to the apples.

List 7: plurals that change the word (mice) 12

  • children The children planted beans in paper cups.
  • feet Ducks paddle with webbed feet.
  • fishermen The fishermen mended their nets on the dock.
  • geese The geese flew in a V shape.
  • gentlemen The host said good evening, ladies and gentlemen.
  • grandchildren Grandpa taught his grandchildren to fish.
  • men Two men carried the piano upstairs.
  • mice The mice in the story wore tiny hats.
  • oxen A pair of oxen pulled the wagon.
  • snowmen We built three snowmen in the yard.
  • teeth The beaver has strong front teeth.
  • women The women on the crew fixed the engine.

List 8: change is to es (crises) 10

  • crises The leader stayed calm through two crises.
  • emphases The two speakers placed different emphases on the plan.
  • hypotheses The class tested two hypotheses.
  • nemeses The hero faced two nemeses in the story.
  • oases Palm trees ringed both oases.
  • parentheses Put the extra note in parentheses.
  • prognoses The two forecasters gave different prognoses for the storm.
  • synopses The website lists synopses of new books.
  • syntheses Both syntheses gave the same blue dye.
  • theses Both students finished their theses in May.

List 9: plurals that stay the same (sheep) 12

  • aircraft Four aircraft waited on the runway.
  • bison Five shaggy bison blocked the park road.
  • deer Three deer drank from the stream.
  • headquarters Both headquarters are in the same city.
  • means Bikes and buses are two means of travel.
  • moose Three moose stood in the marsh.
  • offspring All six offspring followed the mother duck.
  • series I have read both series of dragon books.
  • sheep Ten sheep huddled under the oak.
  • spacecraft Two spacecraft docked high above the Earth.
  • species The zoo cares for forty species of birds.
  • swine Forty swine rooted in the muddy field.

How it works

This plural words spelling list sorts 106 plurals by what happens to the singular: add s, add es, change y to ies, change f to ves, change the word itself, or change nothing at all.

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Lists 1 to 4: add s or es

List 1 just adds s (rockets, penguins) and List 2 adds s after a vowel and y (monkeys, trays). List 3 adds es after s and x (glasses, foxes, mailboxes) and List 4 after ch and sh (peaches, bushes).

A list of plural spelling words that change spelling

List 5 changes y to ies (berries, galaxies) and List 6 changes f or fe to ves (leaves, knives). List 7 has plurals that change the word itself: men, feet, mice, oxen, children. List 8 turns is into es (crises, oases).

  • List 2 mirrors List 5: after a vowel the y stays and takes s, as in monkeys and trays.

Questions and answers

What are plural words that change spelling?

Plurals made by more than adding s or es: families (y to ies), wolves (f to ves), teeth and geese (a new vowel), children and oxen (an en ending) and hypotheses (is to es). Lists 5 to 8 hold them.

Which plural words that do not change spelling are on the list?

List 9: sheep, deer, moose, species, series, aircraft, spacecraft, bison, headquarters, swine, means and offspring. One sheep, ten sheep: each sentence uses the word as a plural.

Why is fish not with the plurals that stay the same?

The dictionary gives fish two plurals, fish and fishes. Grouse, shrimp and elk also have a second plural ending in s, so List 9 keeps to words with one plural form.

Do scarves and hooves belong with leaves and wolves?

Both are correct, but the dictionary also allows scarfs and hoofs, so they are left off List 6. Its twelve words, such as shelves, loaves and sheaves, have one plural only.

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