Video: Plurals

Are you ready to learn about plurals?

No, not pearls...plurals!

How many pearls do you see? Yes, there is one pearl.

Now how many pearls do you see? Yes, there are 6 pearls.

Plural means more than 1. Let’s turn some words into plurals.

How many elephants do you see? Yes, there is one elephant.

How many elephants are there now? Correct, there are two elephants.
What letter did we add to the end of the word elephant to show there is more than 1?
Yes, the letter s!

So what letter should we add at the end of panda to make it more than one?

You did it! The letter s at the end turned one panda into three!

Let’s make another word plural. First, sound out the word, you know all the letters and sounds.
Buh, ahhh, t
bat, yes!

What letter should we add at the end to make it more than one bat?

Now it’s- bats! Excellent! Let’s try one more…apple

You make the magic happen, what letter should we add to the end of the word apple to make it plural?

Yes, now it ends with an s! Say the word for me … apples.

Some words are special and require more than just an s.

If a word ends in a hissing sound, you add an es to the end to make it plural.

Words ending in s, x, z, sh, ch, and ss need to have.

“es” added at the end to show more than one.

Here is one fox. Fox ends in an x which makes a hissing sound- fox.

There is more than one fox, so let’s add “es” to make the word, foxes. Read the word with me foxes.

Does your mom ever ask you to wash one dish?

No, she asks you to wash the dishes! Let’s add the “es” to the end to show more than one.

Let’s go take a break and sit on a bench.

Wait, there’s more than one bench to pick from. Bench ends in a hissing sound, so what two letters should we add to the end?

Yes, “es” will make bench into the word, benches. Read the word for me - benches.

Let’s take a quick quiz. I will show you a word and you tell me if there is one or more than one.

Look at this word. Is there going to be one or more than one?

Yes, letter “s” was not at the end of the word, so the word means just one cat.

How about this word, will there be one or more than one shoe?

There’s only one shoe- you’re right!

Now how many are you about to see?

You got it, the “s” at the end of ball made more than one!

Will there be one watch or more than one?

Yes, the “es” means there is more than one!

I am proud of you! You know about plurals!