plurals

Dealing with nouns ending in 'y' and adding 's' or 'ies'. How and when do we change nouns that end in y and are singular into the plural form? 

Encourages exploration with a helpful flowchart.  

Editor's notes

Ideal for Entry Level ESOL or Functional Skills English. Clear explanation followed by a task that can be done with or without the flow chart.

Level
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
English
FE E2.14 Form regular plurals
FE E3.14 Form irregular plurals
ESOL
ESOL Ww/E2.1c Develop strategies to aid spelling
ESOL Ww/E3.1b Apply knowledge of strategies to aid with spelling

A PowerPoint taking learners through the definitions of plurals, omissive apostrophes and possessive apostrophes with examples and a brief quiz.

Editor's notes

Bright and cheerful with very clear graphics and descriptions. Apostrophes appear at all levels of the Functional Skills English content (and plurals at E2 and E3) and this PPT could easily be adapted (by adding, omitting or editing slides) to suit all levels from E1 to L2. 👍

 

Level
Entry Level 1
Entry Level 2
Entry Level 3
Level 1
Level 2
English
FE L1.18 Use knowledge of punctuation to aid understanding of texts
FE E2.14 Form regular plurals
FE E3.14 Form irregular plurals
FE L1.19 Use a range of punctuation correctly (e.g. full stops, question marks, exclamation marks, commas, possessive apostrophes)
FE L2.20 Punctuate writing correctly using a wide range of punctuation markers e.g. colons, commas, inverted commas, apostrophes, quotation marks
ESOL
ESOL Rs/L1.2a Use punctuation to help understanding
ESOL Rs/L2.2a Use wide range of punctuation to help interpret meaning and purpose
ESOL Ws/L1.3a Use punctuation to aid clarity and meaning
ESOL Ws/L2.4a Use a range of punctuation to achieve clarity in simple and complex sentences
ESOL Writing: word focus - spelling and handwriting (Ww)