I SPELLING VERBS: COMMON RULES

3rd PERSON SINGULAR

1. Add [s] to most verbs in the 2. Add [es] to the verbs ending 3. When the verb ends in a
3rd person singular: in the letters: ch, x, s, sh, z or consonant + y, change the y for
s: i and add [es]

I-YOU-WE- HE-SHE-IT I-YOU-WE- HE-SHE-IT I-YOU-WE- HE-SHE-IT

THEY THEY THEY

Swim Swims Miss Misses Try Tries

Walk Walks Watch Watches Fly Flies
Put Puts Box Boxes Carry Carries

4. When the verb ends in a vowel 5. Most verbs ending in o 6. Irregular verbs.
+ y, simply add [s] simply add [es].

I-YOU-WE- HE-SHE-IT I-YOU-WE- HE-SHE-IT I-YOU-WE- HE-SHE-IT

THEY THEY THEY

Say Says Do Does Have Has

Enjoy Enjoys Go Goes
Buy Buys Echo Echoes
II SPELLING: 3rd PERSON SINGULAR
EXERCISES

1. Write the corresponding form of the following verbs in the chart below:

I, YOU, WE, THEY HE, SHE, IT I, YOU, WE, THEY HE, SHE, IT
Need Drop
Wish File
Box Save
Go Race
Invite Swim
Ride Write
Try Pick
Listen Copy
Form Buy
Ask Burn
Invent Promote
Kiss Want
Understand Study
Play Hit
Put Fall
Do Plant
Arrive Force
Watch Hear
Live Close
Pass Believe
Speak Begin
Break Run
Find Have
Bring Tell
Answer Drink
Eat Smile
Laugh Think
Thank Lose
Get Imagine