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                                                                                                                          Structural Analysis - Plurals with Words Ending in ch, sh, x and s


                                                                                                                          Objectives and Standards

                                                                                                                          Objectives:
                                                                                                                          1.  form plurals of words correctly
                                                                                                                          2.  Decode words and syllables that have the long i sound, spelled i, ie, igh
                                                                                                                          3.  Use the Phonics/Decoding strategy to decode longer words.


                                                                                                                          California Content Standards: R 1.1 and R 1.2

                                                                                                                          Teach

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                                                                                                                          Click here to read more about the Red Fox.
                                                                                                                          My mom cleans out the ashes.

                                                                                                                          Plurals of nouns that end in sh or ch is formed by adding -es

                                                                                                                          Benches, beaches, sandwiches, wishes

                                                                                                                          Foxes were once common in North America.

                                                                                                                          Plurals of nouns that end in x are formed by adding -es
                                                                                                                          Singular: Box  Plural Boxes
                                                                                                                          Singular: Fox  Plural: Foxes

                                                                                                                          The girls wore their dresses.  

                                                                                                                          Plurals of nouns that end in s are formed by adding -es.

                                                                                                                          Practice

                                                                                                                          1.  Copy the phrases below in to your notebook.

                                                                                                                          boxes of watches
                                                                                                                          speeches by bosses
                                                                                                                          brushes in circuses

                                                                                                                          2.  Find a partner, underline the plural nouns and circle the letters that show that the noun is plural.

                                                                                                                          Apply Part 1

                                                                                                                          Complete pg 116 in your Purple Practice Book.
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                                                                                                                          Apply Part 2

                                                                                                                          Visit the following website and see how you do.  Print our your results and turn them in.

                                                                                                                          Special Plurals 
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