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Spelling Rules for Adding S or ES to Nouns Rules for making plural nouns from singular nouns Generally, we add ‘S’ to the noun to make its plural form. Singular Plural car cars house houses book books bird birds pencil pencils However: 1. If a noun ends in S, SH, CH, X, or Z*, then we add ‘es’ to the noun. Singular Plural kiss kisses wish wishes match matches fox foxes quiz quizzes* I have a box in my bedroom. I have three boxes in my bedroom. * With words that end in ‘Z’ sometimes we add an extra ‘Z’ to make the plural form of the word. (Such as with the plural of the word 'quiz'). 2. If a noun ends in a VOWEL + Y, we add ‘S’ to the noun to make its plural form. ...

Spelling Rules for Adding ED to Verbs 1). The general rule when changing a word (or verb) into its -ED form is just to add -ED to the end of it. Present form Past or ED form Play played Wait waited Work worked Rain rained They played football in the stadium. I waited for them to invite me. She worked until late last night. It rained all day. 2). If a word ends in an E we just add the D to the end. Present form ED form Live lived Love loved Smile smiled Dance danced He lived in New York for two years and then moved to Thailand. I loved the surprise you gave me. He smiled when he saw his son. They danced until their feet hurt. 3). When the verb ends...