WEEK 6 This week you will not have a regular list of words.

Instead you will complete a number of exercises that will help you investigate the various ways that English forms the plurals of some words. Many spelling errors occur because writers are uncertain about how to form plurals. At the end of this lesson, your instructor will give you a spelling test on plurals based on any of the words in the first six lessons. @ SPELLING STRATEGY Rule 1: Most words form their plural by adding s. Rule 2: Words ending in s, x, ch, sh often form their plural by adding es. Compare the plural form of the words below. barn...barns gas...gases crate...crates church...churches horse...horses box...boxes car...cars mattress...mattresses channel...channels dish...dishes O SPELLING PRACTICE Exercise 1 1. Copy this list into your notebook. 2. Find ten more words that form their plural by adding s and ten that form their plural by adding es. Add them to your list. 29 WEEK 6 This week you will not have a regular list of words. Instead you will complete a number of exercises that will help you investigate the various ways that English forms the plurals of some words. Many spelling errors occur because writers are uncertain about how to form plurals. At the end of this lesson, your instructor will give you a spelling test on plurals based on any of the words in the first six lessons. @ SPELLING STRATEGY Rule 1: Most words form their plural by adding s. Rule 2: Words ending in s, x, ch, sh often form their plural by adding es. Compare the plural form of the words below. barn...barns gas...gases crate...crates church...churches horse...horses box...boxes car...cars mattress...mattresses channel...channels dish...dishes 29 WEEK 6 This week you will not have a regular list of words. Instead you will complete a number of exercises that will help you investigate the various ways that English forms the plurals of some words. Many spelling errors occur because writers are uncertain about how to form plurals. At the end of this lesson, your instructor will give you a spelling test on plurals based on any of the words in the first six lessons. @ SPELLING STRATEGY Rule 1: Most words form their plural by adding s.

Rule 2: Words ending in s, x, ch, sh often form their plural by adding es. Compare the plural form of the words below. barn...barns gas...gases crate...crates church...churches horse...horses box...boxes car...cars mattress...mattresses channel...channels dish...dishes O SPELLING PRACTICE Exercise 1 1. Copy this list into your notebook. 2. Find ten more words that form their plural by adding s and ten that form their plural by adding es. Add them to your list. O SPELLING PRACTICE Exercise 1 1. Copy this list into your notebook. 2. Find ten more words that form their plural by adding s and ten that form their plural by adding es. Add them to your list.