Plural endings for Year 1, taught through a gap-fill across three pages. The text explains singular and plural, then shows when to add s and when to add es. Words ending in s, x, sh or ch take es. Pupils fill ten gaps from a bank of twelve, with pairs such as one fox and two foxes, and one dish and all the dishes. Two bank words are spare. The key lists all ten answers. It follows England National Curriculum grammar, with singular and plural as the key terms.
Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
“Learning the grammar for year 1 in English Appendix 2”
Adding s or es to make a plural is a Year 1 item in English Appendix 2, and gaps 3 to 10 all test it.
Writing - vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
“Use the grammatical terminology in English Appendix 2 in discussing their writing.”
The first two gaps are the words singular and plural, so pupils use the terms before they apply the rule.
Twelve words, including singular, plural, buses, glasses and wish. Two of them are not needed.
A short text with ten gaps that moves from dog and cats to fox, dish, bus, box, wish and glass.
Rule lesson
Say fox, dish and bus aloud and ask pupils to hear the hissing sound. Then read the rule on the sheet together.
Sorting follow-up
Afterwards, ask pupils to sort ten classroom objects into add s and add es.
Spelling check
Use gaps 5 to 10 as a quick spelling test the next day, without the word bank.
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