Nouns and Plurals

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Name Date
DIRECTIONS: Write the plural of each noun.
s, x, ch, sh → es  ·  consonant + y → ies  ·  f, fe → usually ves  ·  some just change: child → children
1.
box →
2.
baby →
3.
child →
4.
leaf →
5.
bus →
6.
tooth →
7.
city →
8.
knife →
9.
mouse →
10.
dish →
11.
foot →
12.
party →
Common and proper nouns.
A proper noun names one particular person, place or thing. Circle them and add the missing capitals.
  1. we visited london in july with my cousin sara.
  2. on monday, mr patel took our class to the science museum.
  3. my dog rex likes to swim in the river thames.

Apostrophes

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DIRECTIONS: Add apostrophes only where they are needed.
More than one → no apostrophe: three dogs.  Belonging to → apostrophe: the dog's bowl.
its = belonging to it.  it's = it is. Test: "it is tail was wagging" is nonsense, so its.
  1. The three cat s sat on my sister s bed.
  2. My friend s bike has a flat tire, so we walked to the store s.
  3. The bird built it s nest in Mr Jones tree.
  4. Its going to rain, so bring the dog s lead and two umbrella s.
Circle the right word.
20.
The cat licked (its / it's) paw.
21.
(Its / It's) too cold to go outside.
22.
I think (its / it's) going to snow.
23.
The tree lost (its / it's) leaves.